Sabaros

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Described 1895. From Ile de Re (Charente Maritime), France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex, sometimes asymmetric ^b

Fruit Height
54-57 mm ^b

Fruit Width
67-75 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
pale whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed bright pink, carmine stripes ^b

Russet Type
russet at base ^b

Flesh Colour
very white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, fine ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 319   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974 from Prague University, Czechoslovakia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
Sabaros

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
61.58 mm ^a

Width
74.78 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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