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Antonovka
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A Russian variety which arose in Kursk. Recorded in 1826. Fruits are crisp and juicy with an acid flavour. Cooks well.
- Synonyms:
- Antenovka, Antoni, Antonifka, Antonovca, Antonovka obiknovennaia, Antonovka obyknovennaya, Antonovka prostaya, Antonovskoe yabloko, Antonowka, Antonowka Zwykla, Antony, Bergamot, Cinnamon, Dukhovoe, German Calville, King of the Steppe, Nalivia, Possart's Nalivia, Possarts Moskauer Nalivia, Possarts Nalivia, Russian Gravenstein, Vargul
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Mother to:
- Slavyanka
- Pobeda Chernenko
- Siugisdesert
Accession No.
1948 - 666
- Accession name
- Antonovka
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early September 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- n/a 1
- Over Colour Amount
- absent 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- n/a 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019