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 ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
47.00 mm ^b

Width
60.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

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 ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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