Zlatava

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Blahova Oranzova

Accession No.
1978 - 133   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1978 from Czechoslovakia. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy.

Accession name
Zlatava

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat 1

Height
54.83 mm 1

Width
68.93 mm 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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