Opetian
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received by NFT 1953.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
63.00 mm b
Width
75.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Pink b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Greasiness
Medium b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1953 from John Innes Institute, Merton, London. Fruits have soft, coarse, creamy white flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Opetian
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register