Caravel

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada and introduced in 1964. A biennial cropper. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a rather insipid flavour.

Synonyms:
Portia

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Melba x Crimson Beauty (Canada)

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
46.50 mm 2

Width
55.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green 2

Over Colour (Amount)
high 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1965 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Caravel

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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