'Flamenco' apple | |
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Hybrid parentage | (Cox's Orange PippinxCourt Pendu Plat) × Wijcik McIntosh |
Cultivar | 'Flamenco', 'Ballerina' or 'Ballerina Obelisk' |
Origin | England, 1950 - 1999 |
Flamenco, also known as Ballerina Obelisk, a registered trademark under the name Ballerina, is a cultivar of domesticated apple that bears perfect apples for eating fresh, but is mainly grown for its unusual ornamental properties,[1] growing in a straight up in columnar style, with many small fruit bearing branches.[2]
Falmenco was developed in Kent, England, between the years 1950 - 1999 by the "East Malling Research Station", when they crossed a hybrid between the English Cox's Orange Pippin and the French Court Pendu Plat with the "Wijcik McIntosh", which itself is a columnar mutation[3] of the Canadian McIntosh apple.[4]
The apple itself is very good for fresh eating, having a sharper style flavor like the Cox's Orange Pippin, it harvests at late season, and keeps fresh about one or two months. It is a very attractive tree, but needs good gardening skills and is susceptible to many apple diseases.[4]
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