Caravel

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)

Accession No.
1965 - 008   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Caravel

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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