Filippa

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1880 by Filippa Johannsen of Hundstrup, South Fyn Island, Denmark. Received a First Class Certificate by the Danish Horticultural Society. Fruits have fine, tender flesh, with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Synonyms:
Danskt Filippeapple, Filippa's Aeble, Filippa's Apfel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Gravenstein x Unknown

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Height
66.00 mm 2

Width
72.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
low 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1927 - 023   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Filippa

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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