Clivia
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Prof. M. Schmidt at the Agricultural Research Station, Munchenberg, Brandenburg, Germany. Introduced in 1961. Fruits have a flavour very like Cox's Orange Pippin.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg x Cox's Orange Pippin
Mother to:
Pikkolo
Renora
Accession name
Clivia
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
small-medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
very weak a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.