Gambafina
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in about 1900 near Carraglio, province of Cuneo, Italy. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
58 mm b
Fruit Width
74 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
striped red b
Russet Type
dotted grey b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
soft b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Accession name
Gambafina
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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