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Nevson
type: Dessert
synonyms: Marketed as Sonya
summary: An attractive, pearmain style, fresh-eating supermarket apple.
identification: Medium to large, round oblong tending to long conic and lightly ribbed, sometimes with a slight waist near the crown. The skin is medium thick and has a of creamy yellow base colour, over which is an orange graduating to dark red blush covering half or more of the surface. Some light russet can occur. The calyx is small and fully closed. The stem is thin and long, set in a moderately deep, funnel-shaped cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine-grained, firm, crisp. Juicy and exceptionally sweet with low acidity. Flavour reminiscent of ripe watermelon.
origins: Developed in the Central Otago (New Zealand) in 1979 by John McLaren of Southern Trees Limited of Alexandra, New Zealand by cross pollinating Kidd's D-8 and Red Delicious . Released and marketed by Nevis Fruit Company (formed in 1997 with John McLaren as one of the partners) in 2001, the variety is patented and trademarked.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading.
cold storage: Keeps up to five months in commercial cold storage.
harvest: In the last half of the fourth period. Requires multiple harvests since not all fruit ripens at the same time. Tends to develop water core at maturity.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
brix: 12.5
harvest period: 4
hardiness: 6
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