Silva

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1945 at Alnarp Agricultural College, Sweden. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet almost strawberry like flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Melba x Stenbock

Accession No.
1978 - 389   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Silva

Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early August 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
absent 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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