Karinable
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Described 1902. From Sörmland, Stäringe estate, Sweden. Found by a woman gardener. At one time this was recommended for general cultivation in Sweden, but it is now rare.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex b
Fruit Height
51 mm b
Fruit Width
64 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at apex and on body b
Ground Colour
whitish green b
Over Colour
flushed dull pinkish and red stripes b
Russet Type
dotted and streaked with russet b
Flesh Colour
greenish white to white b
Flesh Texture
coarse, firm, mealy b
Flavour
acid to subacid b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1927 from Scandinavia. Fruits have firm, coarse, mealy flesh with an acid to subacid flavour.
Accession name
Karinable
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August a
Size
medium a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crumbly a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register