Cavallotta

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 029   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Cavallotta

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

Size
small-medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Globose conical ¹

Ribbing
strong ¹

Crown
medium-strong ¹

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ¹

Over Colour
Red ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ¹

Russet
very low ¹

Greasiness
Medium ¹

Firmness
firm-very firm ¹

Crunch
crisp ¹

Coarseness
fine ¹

Flesh Colour
White ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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