Aivaniya

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1957 - 073   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1957 from Bulgaria. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Aivaniya

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

Size
small-medium ¹

Type
Dessert ¹

Shape
Globose conical ¹

Ribbing
weak-medium ¹

Crown
weak-medium ¹

Ground Colour
Green yellow ¹

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ¹

Over Colour
Orange ¹

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ¹

Russet
very low ¹

Greasiness
Medium ¹

Crunch
crisp ¹

Coarseness
fine ¹

Flesh Colour
White ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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