Clemens

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat globose ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Firmness
soft ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1948 - 600   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Belgium. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Clemens

Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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