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Apple varieties, Belgium

Nico

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised by nurseryman Jo Nicolai, Belgium. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1981. Fruits have fairly juicy, crisp flesh with a slightly acid and weak aromatic flavour.

Sources

Nico (accession 1981 - 174), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (early august).