Sovari Nobil (of Romania)

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Hungary. Distributed in 1880 when it was already known to be old. Fruits have tender, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.

1958 - 110

  

Accession name

Sovari Nobil (of Romania)

Flowering time  ›››

12th May10% flowering
16th MayFull (80%) flowering
25th May90% petal fall

Picking time

Late October ¹

Size

medium ¹

Shape

Globose ¹

Ribbing

weak-medium ¹

Crown

weak-medium ¹

Ground Colour

Whitish green ¹

Over Colour

Red ¹

Over Colour Amount

medium ¹

Over Colour Pattern

striped ¹

Russet

very low ¹

Flesh Colour

White ¹

References:

1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register