Fara Nume

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From Romania.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
55 mm ^b

Fruit Width
62 mm ^b

Ribbing
not ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellow-green ^b

Over Colour
tinged orange-yellow with slight orange flush ^b

Russet Type
brown russet dots and markings ^b

Flesh Colour
cream to greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
soft, fine ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 649   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Romania. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Fara Nume

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Juiciness
dry ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register