Cravert
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling discovered in about 1870 or earlier, either in a field of the Depigny family or in the forest of Allogny, France. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Cra Vert, Cravert Vert
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic to conic, convex to straight b
Fruit Height
50 mm b
Fruit Width
56-62 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
slight brown flush b
Flesh Colour
white, tinged green b
Flesh Texture
slightly tough, firm b
Flavour
sweet b
Flowering Time
late b
Accession name
Cravert
Flowering time
24th May 10% flowering
29th May Full (80%) flowering
6th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
n/a a
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register