Karmen

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Czechoslovakia. Fruits have soft, juicy flesh with a good but rather acid flavour.

Availability
Material in the National Fruit Collection not currently available.

Parentage:
Lord Lambourne x Linda

Accession No.
1982 - 255   fingerprint   cancel

Accession name
Karmen

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Height
58.78 mm 1

Width
73.23 mm 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish green 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1

Russet
low 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Greenish 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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