Winter Banana
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1876 on the farm of David Flory near Adamsboro, Cross County, Indiana, USA. Introduced in 1890. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1912. Fruits have rather soft, rather coarse-textured,moderately juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Banan zimnii, Banana, Banana de Iarna, Banane, Banane d'Hiver, Bananove zimni, Bananovoe, Flory, Teli banan, Zimna bananova, Zimnee bananovoe
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish Yellow 2
Over Colour
Pink 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Firmness
medium 2
Crunch
medium-crisp 2
Coarseness
medium-coarse 2
Accession name
Winter Banana
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register