Caravel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada and introduced in 1964. A biennial cropper. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Synonyms:
Portia
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba x Crimson Beauty (Canada)
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
46.50 mm b
Width
55.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Green b
Over Colour (Amount)
high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Caravel
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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