Zhigulevskoe
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Duchess of Oldenburg x Wagenar Prizovoe
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1976 from Pavlovsk Experiment Station, Vavilov Institute, St Petersburg, Russia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh.
Accession name
Zhigulevskoe
Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
4th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Height
66.64 mm 1
Width
78.95 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Crunch
crumbly 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
dry-medium 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register