Snovit

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1936 by Emil Johansson at Alnarp, Sweden. Fruits have very soft, snow-white tinged pink flesh with a sweet and slightly perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Stenbock x Pfirsichroter Sommerapfel

Size
medium b

Type
Dessert b

Shape
Conical b

Height
57.00 mm b

Width
64.00 mm b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b

Over Colour
Red b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b

Firmness
very soft b

Flesh Colour
White b

Accession No.
1955 - 067   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Snovit

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August a


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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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