Nicola™ (SPA440)

Crop
Apple
Cultivar
Nicola™ (SPA440)

Attractive large, sweet, late-season apple. <b>Origin:</b> Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Summerland, B.C., by C. Hampson, R. MacDonald, H. Quamme, D.L. McKenzie, and W.D. Lane. Splendour × Gala (Kidds D.8); cross made in 1981; selected in 1988; tested as 8S-26-10. <b>Fruit:</b> large; globose to globose-conic and weakly ribbed; skin smooth, glossy, medium-thick with little russet on cheeks but common in cavity and conspicuous lenticels with 85% red blush; flesh cream to light yellow, juicy, firm, crisp, slightly coarse; flavor starchy and slightly astringent at harvest but developing in storage to sweet and aromatic; stores well for 5 months. <b>Tree:</b> moderate vigor; spreading habit; bears on spurs and short shoots; needs thinning; good precocity; susceptible to apple scab.