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Karina
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.
Accession No.
1999 - 022
Received by Brogdale in 1996 from Switzerland. Fruits are crisp and juicy.
- Accession name
- Karina
- Flowering time ›››
- 23rd April10% flowering
25th AprilFull (80%) flowering
3rd May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late August 1
- Size
- medium-large 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish green 1
- Over Colour
- Dark Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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