Verdese

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, intermediate or tall, rectangular to conic, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
54-67 mm ^b

Fruit Width
58-76 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at apex, slightly ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
brown flush and a few pale pink stripes ^b

Russet Type
russet at base, a few dots ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

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 ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Truncate conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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