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Faros
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. It was first described in 1776. Fruits have coarse flesh, with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Faraud, Faro, Grand Faros, Gros Faros, Gros-Faros, Grosser Faros, Pomme de Faro, Pomme de Faros
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 45.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- medium-high 2
- Coarseness
- coarse 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1948 - 215
- Accession name
- Faros
- Flowering time ›››
- 15th May10% flowering
19th MayFull (80%) flowering
27th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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