Lavina
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling grown in the Modenese, Italy. Described in 1949 but thought to be much older. Fruits have firm, whitish flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Lavina
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
57.98 mm 1
Width
64.35 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
firm 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register