Cornish Gilliflower
syn. Calleville d'Angleterre, Calville d'Angleterre, Cornish Giliflower, Cornish Gillyflower, Cornish Juli Flower, Cornish July flower, Cornish Julyflower, Cornwalliser Nelken, Cornwalliser Nelken Apfel, Cornwalliser Nelkenapfel, Cornwallisser, Gilliflower, Julie Flomer, July Flomer, July Flower, July-Flower, Julyflower, Kalvil angliiskii, Nelken Apfel, Nelken-Apfel, Pomme Regelans, Red Gilliflower, Regalans
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Found in a cottage garden near Truro, Cornwall. It was introduced by Sir Christopher Hawkins in 1813. Fruits have firm, rather dry flesh with a sweet and rich aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid October
- Flowering
- 7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 18th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Conical
- Width
- 70.00 mm
- Height
- 65.00 mm
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- Yellowish
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
Source · National Fruit Collection
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