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Saint Cecilia

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

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.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
1st May (10%) · 7th May (full) · 14th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Oblong
Width
73.00 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
60.50 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
very weak
Firmness
soft
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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