Dessert apple
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Czechoslovakia. Fruits have sweet, soft, juicy flesh.
Accession name Libovicka Reneta
Flowering time 2nd May 10% flowering 8th May Full (80%) flowering16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Early October a
Type Dessert a
Shape Globose a
Ribbing weak-medium a
Crown weak-medium a
Ground Colour Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount) medium a
Over Colour Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern) striped/mottled a
Russet very low a
Flesh Colour Cream a
References: a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.