Gian Andre

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. From Turin, Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
51-60 mm ^b

Fruit Width
53-65 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
pale green ^b

Over Colour
flushed orange, red streaks ^b

Russet Type
russet dots & occasional traces, rough russet in cavity & on base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, rather sticky and tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine, tender ^b

Flavour
insipid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 028   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm, fine, tender flesh with an insipid flavour.

Accession name
Gian Andre

Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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