Verdona

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. From Italy. Widespread in the north-west region of Emilia, also grown in Parma at one time.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
54-59 mm ^b

Fruit Width
55-62 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
green sometimes mottled yellow ^b

Over Colour
sometimes a little dull pinkish brown flush ^b

Russet Type
sometimes russet at base, white dots ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, thick, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
crisp ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 162   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Verdona

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Conical ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Brown ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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