Diana
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1967 from Yugoslavia via Scotland. Fruits have sweet, soft, juicy flesh with a McIntosh type flavour.
Accession name
Diana
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
60.64 mm 1
Width
67.80 mm 1
Ribbing
very weak 1
Crown
absent 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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