Cola Gelata

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

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 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Conical 1

Height
69.49 mm 1

Width
60.48 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
dry-medium 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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