Aroma

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1945 at Balsgard Fruit Breeding Institute, Sweden. Introduced in 1973. Fruits have very juicy, melting flesh with a good flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Ingrid Marie x Fillippa

Sports:
Amorosa

Accession No.
1968 - 039   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Aroma

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
66.01 mm ^a

Width
80.83 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.