Aivaniya

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1957. From Bulgaria. Grown commercially in Plovdiv in the 1960s.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
41-59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
49-68 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
occansional brownish red flush ^b

Russet Type
red-tinged dots ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp, fine ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 073   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Bulgaria. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Aivaniya

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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