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Nasona

syn. Jusfet de Sezar, Pom de Sezar

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to have originated near Modena, Italy. It was described in 1949 but older than this. Fruits have fine, crisp, creamy white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
9th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 21st May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
tall, rectangular to truncate-conic, concave
Fruit width
65-77 mm
Over colour
flushed dull orange-red, streaked red
Russet type
russet on base
Flesh colour
creamy white
Fruit height
75-81 mm
Skin texture
thick, tough, slightly greasy
Flesh texture
fine, crisp
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Oblong conical
Width
67.80 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
72.45 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Coarseness
fine
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low-medium
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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