Nova Easygro
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1956 by A.D. Crowe at the Canadian Department Agricultural Research Station, Kentville, Nova Scotia. Introduced in 1971. Fruits have firm, crisp, moderately juicy flesh with a subacid and pleasant flavour.
Synonyms:
Nova Easigro
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Spartan x Scab Resistant seedling
Accession name
Nova Easigro
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Height
66.70 mm 1
Width
78.21 mm 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register