Lappio
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Sicily, Italy. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958. Fruits have firm, yellowish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
tall to intermediate, occasionally flat, conic to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
49-61 mm b
Fruit Width
57-73 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, prominent ribs on body, sometimes base to apex b
Ground Colour
green or yellowish green b
Over Colour
occasional pinkish flush, clouded appearance b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Skin Texture
sticky b
Flesh Texture
firm b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Lappio
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register