Mio
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1932 at the Horticultural Research Station, Alnarp, Sweden by Emil Johansson. Fruits have soft, white tinged pink flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Worcester Pearmain x Oranier Pepelin
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
58.50 mm 2
Width
68.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Whitish green 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Strong 2
Firmness
soft 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Mio
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register