Gambafina
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in about 1900 near Carraglio, province of Cuneo, Italy. Fruits have soft, greenish white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Gambafina
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
very low 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register