Gabiola

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 037   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Gabiola

Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
30th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Truncate conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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