Verdese

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 042   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Verdese

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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