Silva
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1945 at Alnarp Agricultural College, Sweden. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet almost strawberry like flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba x Stenbock
Accession name
Silva
Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August a
Size
medium-large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Pink a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
absent a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.