Antonovka Grammovaya 600
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to be a sport of Antonovka. It was discovered by I.V. Michurin in Mogilev, Russia in 1888. Introduced in 1892. It produces larger fruit than Antonovka. Fruits have softish flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Antonovka Grammovaya 600
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
59.98 mm 1
Width
71.34 mm 1
Ribbing
strong 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register