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Limoncella

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

First described in 1831. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1973 from Italy. Fruits have tough flesh with a very sweet flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
10th May (10%) · 15th May (full) · 24th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Conical
Width
53.61 mm
Height
54.21 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Over colour
n/a
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour pattern
n/a

Source · National Fruit Collection

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