Caravel
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada and introduced in 1964. A biennial cropper. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Synonyms:
Portia
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba x Crimson Beauty (Canada)
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
46.50 mm 2
Width
55.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Caravel
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register