Clearheart

Culinary / Dessert apple

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Ireland. Described in 1951. Fruits have firm flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
57 mm ^b

Fruit Width
69 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed carmine ^b

Russet Type
russet dots ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1966 - 041   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Clearheart

Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Height
57.94 mm ^a

Width
74.36 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register