Arditi

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex, often asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
52-59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
65-73 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
brownish red flush and stripes ^b

Russet Type
dotted ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, sticky ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 027   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm, greenish-white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Arditi

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
absent ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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