Tellina
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy. Stalk very long thin.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 9th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 20th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- ribbed at eye, very prominent ribs on body
- Fruit size
- small to medium
- Fruit shape
- intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex
- Fruit width
- 46-55 mm
- Over colour
- striped and sometimes flushed orange-red
- Flesh colour
- greenish white
- Fruit height
- 45-50 mm
- Skin texture
- very greasy
- Flesh texture
- firm, fine
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Dessert
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Crunch
- crisp-very crisp
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- very firm
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Coarseness
- very fine
- Greasiness
- Strong
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Whitish yellow
- Over colour amount
- medium
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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