Alfa 68
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1937 at the Horticultural Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden. It was introduced in 1954. Fruits have firm, tender, juicy, acid flesh, with a good flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Belle de Boskoop x Fillippa
Father to:
Alnarps Favorit
Accession name
Alfa 68
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low-medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.