Imperiale
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
York Imperial x Unknown
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
45.00 mm 2
Width
57.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Angers, France. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.
Accession name
Imperiale
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register