Lodi
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1911 by R. Wellington at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, New York, U.S.A. It was introduced in 1924. Fruits have soft, loose-textured, slightly juicy flesh with a subacid flavour. Cooks quite well.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Autumn Bough x White Transparent
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Conical 2
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2
Over Colour
n/a 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Lodi (LA 72A)
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late July 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register