Sovari Comun

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Romania. Recorded in 1876. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

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

Fruit Height
58-67 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64-73 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body ^b

Ground Colour
green ^b

Over Colour
brownish flush, streaked carmine ^b

Russet Type
patches of scarf skin and russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 109   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Sovari Comun

Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
68.80 mm ^a

Width
72.16 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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