Kandil Sinap

Apple

KANDIL SINAP

Origin/History

Russian variety. One of the most popular market varieties in the Crimea. Remarkable for its elongated barrel shape and occasionally met with. Originally described in Revue Horticole, 1892, 36.

Tree

Growth: Moderate Bearing: Extremely fertile

Fruit

Size: Medium; 2½ by 3½

Form: Oblong, even surface; elongated barrel shape

Skin: Pale yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red flush and stripes

Flesh: White, crisp, tender, juicy, with slight flavour

Stem: Short and slender

Cavity: Deep and narrow

Calyx/Eye: Open

Basin: Broad, ribbed

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

Available until February

Uses

Dessert or culinary

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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KANDIL SINAP. Rev. Hort., 1892, 36. (Sari Sinope.) F., Candile Sinope. Dessert or culinary, till February, medium, 2½ by 3½, oblong, even. Colour, pale yellow, almost entirely covered with deep red flush and stripes. Flesh, white, crisp, tender, juicy, and slight flavour. Eye, open in a broad ribbed basin. Stem, short and slender in a deep narrow cavity. Growth, moderate; extremely fertile. This Russian fruit is remarkable for its elongated barrel shape and is occasionally met with. It is one of the most popular market varieties in the Crimea.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Candile Sinope Sari Sinope