Renetta Grigia di Torriana
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling which originated in Torriana di Barge, Cuneo, West Piedmont, Italy. First propagated by Recco Francesco and first distributed in about 1905. Fruits have tender, yellow flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Grigia di Torriana
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
61 mm b
Fruit Width
76 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed b
Russet Type
present b
Flesh Colour
yellow b
Flesh Texture
tender b
Flavour
sweet, perfumed b
Accession name
Renetta Grigia di Torriana
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
n/a a
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a a
Russet
high-very high a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register