Kolacara

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Kolatchara, Koltchara

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1936 - 022   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1936 from Yugoslavia. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Kolacara

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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