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Lodi

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1911 by R. Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, U.S.A. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, loose-textured, slightly juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks quite well.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Autumn Bough x White Transparent
Shape
Conical 2
Size
medium-large 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
n/a 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1979 - 172

  

Accession name
Lodi (LA 72A)
Flowering time  ›››
1st May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
13th May90% petal fall
Picking time
Late July 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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