Retina

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Institute of Fruit Research, Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany. Introduced in 1991. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy. Resistant to scab.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Apollo x seedling of M. floribunda

Accession No.
1994 - 047   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Retina

Flowering time
22nd April 10% flowering
25th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
61.08 mm 1

Width
70.02 mm 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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