Imperiale
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1947. Origin: Received from Angers, France.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
York Imperial x Unknown
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
45.00 mm b
Width
57.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from Angers, France. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet and subacid flavour.
Accession name
Imperiale
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register