Cellini

A dual purpose apple widely grown around Victorian London.

Origin: London UK, 1828

Pollination: Cellini is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop.Find pollination partners >

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History and description of Cellini

Raised by the nurseryman Leonard Phillips of Vauxhall, London and introduced c1828. Grown around London in the 19th Century. Attractive bright red flushed fruit. Crisp, juicy flesh. Quite sharp tasting with an unusual balsamatic or aniseed flavour. Cooks to a light flavoured, cream coloured puree.

Characteristics of Cellini apple trees

Use	Dual Cul & Des
Colour	Red
Flavour	Sharp
Fruit size	Medium
Picking time	Mid Sep
Season of use	Sep-Nov
Tree vigour	Moderate
Tree habit	Spreading
Fruit-bearing	Spur-bearer
Cropping	Heavy
Pollination date	12
Pollination group	D
Self-fertility	Self-sterile
Pollinators	Pollination partners
Progeny	Duchess of Bedford Exquisite James Lawson