Pikkolo

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Institute of Fruit Research, Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany. Fruits have sweet, crisp flesh.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Clivia x Auralia

Accession No.
1994 - 054   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Pikkolo

Flowering time
29th April 10% flowering
1st May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
60.01 mm ^a

Width
65.91 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.