Carnet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
37.00 mm 2
Width
56.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Brown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
soft 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
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 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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