Filippa
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1880 by Filippa Johannsen of Hundstrup, South Fyn Island, Denmark. Received a First Class Certificate by the Danish Horticultural Society. Fruits have fine, tender flesh, with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Danskt Filippeapple, Filippa's Aeble, Filippa's Apfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Gravenstein x Unknown
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
66.00 mm b
Width
72.50 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Filippa
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register