Mio
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1932 at the Horticultural Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden by Emil Johansson. Fruits have soft, white tinged pink flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain x Oranier Pepelin
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
58.50 mm b
Width
68.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish green b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Strong b
Firmness
soft b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Mio
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register