Clearheart
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.
Accession name
Clearheart
Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
Size
large 1
Type
Culinary / Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Height
57.94 mm 1
Width
74.36 mm 1
Ribbing
medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft-medium 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register