Rosso del Povero

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
intermediate to sometimes slightly flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
68 mm ^b

Ribbing
strongly ribbed at eye, ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull orange red, carmine stripes and stipples ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, a few small patches ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 038   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm, creamy white flesh with a little sweet and subacid flavour.

Accession name
Rosso del Povero

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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