Lindel
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1939 at the Smithfield Experimental Farm, Ontario, Canada. It was introduced in 1971. Fruits have juicy, cream-coloured flesh which is slightly coarse but firm in texture. Moderate acidity.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Richared Delicious x Linda
Accession name
Lindel
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Firmness
soft-medium a
Coarseness
coarse a
Juiciness
dry-medium a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.