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Adina
type: Cooking, Dessert, Eating
synonyms: Frankad, Stark Adina, Satark Adina
summary: With a low chill requirement, this cultivar is suitable to warm climates.
identification: Large, round conic. Washed dark red, almost purple.
characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, firm. Sweet and juicy, with a slight aroma of cinnamon.
uses: Best when eaten fresh, but also good as a cooking apple.
origins: Developed by Henry Franklin. in Stanthorpe, Queensland (Australia) during the 1950s by crossing Golden Delicious with William's Favourite. Released in 1988.
cultivation: Vigorous, precocious. Suited to hot climates with a low chilling requirement (350 hours at under 7.2 degrees Centigrade). Highly sensitive to cold winters. Does best in hardiness zones 6 to 9. Produces heavy crops. However, the apples do not keep well.
progeny: Goldina is a cross of Adina and Golden Delicious.
cold storage: Does not keep well
harvest: Ready for harvest in the third period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 18
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 6
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