Grvena Lepogvetka

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1975 - 177   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1975 from Yugoslavia. Fruits have a sweet subacid flavour.

Accession name
Grvena Lepogvetka

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
58.34 mm ^a

Width
63.20 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.