Slavyanka

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1899 by I.V. Michurin, Russia. First fruited in 1896. Fruits have fine, white flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Slavianka, Slavjanka

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Antonovka x Ananas Reinette

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
60 mm ^b

Fruit Width
70 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body, sometimes base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
golden yellow ^b

Russet Type
light dots ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
fine ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid, aromatic ^b

Accession No.
1966 - 038   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Slavyanka

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium-strong ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register