Lodi

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1911 by R. Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, U.S.A. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, loose-textured, slightly juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks quite well.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Autumn Bough x White Transparent

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Conical 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
n/a 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1979 - 172   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lodi (LA 72A)

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late July 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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