Celt

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1943 by David Harris at Melksham, Wiltshire. Fruits have fine, sweet flesh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Blenheim Orange

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Truncate conical ²

Height
47.00 mm ²

Width
60.00 mm ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ²

Over Colour (Amount)
high ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Russet
low ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1951 - 221   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Celt

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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