Culinary apple
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
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%) flowering30th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2.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