Gabiola

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
43-55 mm ^b

Fruit Width
53-67 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
occasional buff flush ^b

Russet Type
pale dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white, veined green ^b

Skin Texture
tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
very acid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 037   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm flesh with a very acid flavour.

Accession name
Gabiola

Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
30th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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