Lappio

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in Sicily, Italy. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958. Fruits have firm, yellowish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 130   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lappio

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

Size
medium-large ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Flat globose ¹

Ribbing
medium ¹

Crown
weak-medium ¹

Ground Colour
Yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
low ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ¹

Russet
low ¹

Greasiness
Medium ¹

Firmness
soft ¹

Crunch
crisp ¹

Flesh Colour
Cream ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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