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Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 10th May (10%) · 14th May (full) · 23rd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- ribbed at apex, slightly ribbed on body
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- flat, intermediate or tall, rectangular to conic, convex to straight
- Fruit width
- 58-76 mm
- Over colour
- brown flush and a few pale pink stripes
- Russet type
- russet at base, a few dots
- Flesh colour
- creamy white
- Fruit height
- 54-67 mm
- Skin texture
- greasy
- Flesh texture
- firm, fine
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Crunch
- crisp
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Firmness
- soft
- Juiciness
- juicy
- Coarseness
- fine
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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