Violetta

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. Origin: Received from Italy. Core very large.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

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

Fruit Height
58-63 mm ^b

Fruit Width
61-74 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and sometimes on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed and streaked deep purplish red ^b

Russet Type
sometimes russet at base and russet netting and specks ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white, browns quickly ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 164   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Violetta

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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