Kandile
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Well known 1900. From Bulgaria. Common in Kjustendil and Plovdiv until mid 20th century, also traditionally grown in Macedonia and Albania.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 13th May (10%) · 18th May (full) · 26th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- slightly ribbed
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- intermediate, conic, convex
- Fruit width
- 64-71 mm
- Over colour
- flushed orange, mottled red
- Flesh colour
- white, veined green
- Fruit height
- 53-62 mm
- Flesh texture
- firm, fine
- Ground colour
- pale greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- weak-medium
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- dry-medium
- Over colour
- Brown
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- low
- Over colour pattern
- mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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