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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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