Carnet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1950. Origin: Received from Denmark.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
37.00 mm b
Width
56.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Brown b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Denmark. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a slightly sweet flavour.
Accession name
Carnet
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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