Cola Gelata

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in the early 1900s in the Giarrita-Petralia region of Italy. Fruits have slightly dry flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Gelata Cola

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cola Gelata x Cola

Mother to:
Cola Gelata

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall conic, convex to straight, occasionally concave ^b

Fruit Height
63 mm ^b

Fruit Width
58 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
golden yellow ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
slightly dry ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1958 - 128   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cola Gelata

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Conical ^a

Height
69.49 mm ^a

Width
60.48 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour
n/a ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
dry-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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