Lobo
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1898 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. It was introduced in Canada in 1910. Fruits have rather soft, fairly fine-textured, juicy flesh with a pleasant vinous flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
64.00 mm 2
Width
78.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Lobo (LA 72A)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register