Snovit
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1936 by Emil Johansson at Alnarp, Sweden. Fruits have very soft, snow-white tinged pink flesh with a sweet and slightly perfumed flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Stenbock x Pfirsichroter Sommerapfel
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
64.00 mm 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
very soft 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Snovit
Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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