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Lavina
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling grown in the Modenese, Italy. Described in 1949 but thought to be much older. Fruits have firm, whitish flesh with a sweet, aromatic flavour.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1958 - 143
- Accession name
- Lavina
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
18th MayFull (80%) flowering
24th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Globose conical 1
- Height
- 57.98 mm 1
- Width
- 64.35 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Weak 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- dry 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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