Fruit Tree Database Single Record

Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type
Apple
Variety/Cultivar
Cleopatra, also called Ortley
Fruit Description
Medium-large, pale yellow, crisp, sweet and a bit acid.
Common Uses
Dual purpose eating and cooking apple.
Origin
USA pre-1817. A heritage apple that was previously commonly grown and widely exported in Australia.
Pollination
Diploid. Likely to be pollinised by other diploids that also flower mid-season, such as Akane, Bonza, Cox, Crofton, Delicious, Fuji, Gala, Granny Smith, Jonathan, Pink Lady.
Chill Hours
Blossom Time
Mid-season
Harvest Time
Mid-season, late March to early April.
Production Notes
Tree is moderately vigorous, upright, spreading. A good cropper.
Disease Susceptibility
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