Ciodo

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1958. From Turin, Italy.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium b

Fruit Shape
flat truncat-conic, convex b

Fruit Height
54 mm b

Fruit Width
65 mm b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b

Ground Colour
yellowish green b

Over Colour
a little striped and dotted orange-red b

Russet Type
a little russet b

Flesh Colour
greenish white b

Skin Texture
greasy b

Flesh Texture
firm, coarse b

Flavour
acid b

Accession No.
1958 - 031   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Ciodo

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October a

Size
small-medium a

Type
Dessert a

Shape
Flat globose a

Ribbing
weak-medium a

Crown
weak a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low a

Over Colour
Orange a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a

Russet
low a

Greasiness
Medium a

Firmness
firm-very firm a

Crunch
crisp a

Coarseness
coarse a

Flesh Colour
White a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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