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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Broad globose conical b
Height
64.00 mm b
Width
78.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
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 a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register