Saint Cecilia
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by John Basham & Sons at Bassaleg, Monmouthshire, Wales in 1900. Introduced in 1918. Received an Award of Merit in 1918 and a First Class Certificate in 1919 from the Royal Horticultural Society. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a rich, aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Paramor)
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
60.50 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Firmness
soft b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Saint Cecilia (LA)
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register