Silva
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1945 at Alnarp Agricultural College, Sweden. Introduced in 1970. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet almost strawberry like flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba x Stenbock
Accession name
Silva
Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
2nd May Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early August 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak-medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
absent 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register