Cravert
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A chance seedling discovered in about 1870 or earlier, either in a field of the Depigny family or in the forest of Allogny, France. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Cra Vert, Cravert Vert
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Cravert
Flowering time
24th May 10% flowering
29th May Full (80%) flowering
6th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1
Over Colour
n/a 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register