Giambun

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1958 - 043   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1958 from Italy. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Giambun

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Ellipsoid conical 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
strong 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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