Cellini
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Leonard Phillips, a nurseryman at Vauxhall, London. Introduced in about 1828. Fruits have rather soft, juicy, coarse-textured flesh with a slightly acid flavour.
Synonyms:
Celini, Cellini Pippin, Centennial, Chellini, Norfolk Challenger, Philip's Seedling, Phillip's Seedling, Phillips Seedling, Phillips' Seedling, Seedling Peppin, Selling Pippin, Tsellini
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Nonsuch x Unknown
Mother to:
James Lawson
Duchess of Bedford
Exquisite
Father to:
Prince Edward
Glebe Gold
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
58-64 mm b
Fruit Width
64-71 mm b
Ribbing
not ribbed b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
mottled and streaked red b
Flesh Colour
white, sometimes tinged pink b
Skin Texture
smooth greasy, thin, tender b
Flesh Texture
tender, loose b
Flavour
subacid, aromatic b
Accession name
Cellini
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Flat globose a
Height
60.31 mm a
Width
72.78 mm a
Ribbing
absent a
Crown
absent a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register