Anisa

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1957. From Basse Pyrenees, Basque Country, France.

Synonyms:
Udarria Zagarra

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic to conic, convex, sometimes straight ^b

Fruit Height
51-61 mm ^b

Fruit Width
53-63 mm ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
sometimes a little orange flush with red flecks ^b

Russet Type
three-quarters covered with thin russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough ^b

Flesh Texture
tender, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1957 - 074   fingerprint   check_circle

Received in 1957 by the National Fruit Trials from France. Fruits have a distinct aniseed flavour.

Accession name
Anisa

Flowering time
18th May 10% flowering
24th May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
medium-high ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy-very juicy ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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