Cleeve

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Known to have been raised before 1930 by Sir Stanley Machin, from seed of an imported Canadian apple at Cleeve, Weybridge, Surrey. Fruits are crisp with a sweet, aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Firmness
firm ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1938 - 003   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cleeve

Flowering time
27th April 10% flowering
3rd May Full (80%) flowering
12th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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