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Sinta
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1955 at Canada Department Agricultural Research Station, Summerland, British Columbia, Canada by K.O. Lapins. Fruits have fairly firm, crisp, cream, juicy flesh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Golden Delicious x Grimes Golden
Accession No.
1973 - 129
- Accession name
- Sinta
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
14th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Shape
- Globose 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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