Cola

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

An Italian variety known since the early 1900s. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Father to:
Cola Gelata

Accession No.
1958 - 129   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cola

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Oblong 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1

Russet
very low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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