Carrara Brusca

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Callera Brusca

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 169   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Carrara Brusca

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
firm-very firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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