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Malus domestica 'Imperial Lady Clarendon'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in Misgund East, Cape Province, South Africa, by Ford Kritzinger & Sons, growers. Introd. there in 1948. Bud mutation of York Imperial; discovered in 1942. Tree: weaker, shoots more sparse, leaves larger, darker and fruit buds larger than York Imperial; blossoms and ripens simultaneously. Named by Ford Kritzinger in honor of the wife of a one-time Governor­General of South Africa. Fruit: larger, but flatter than York Imperial, 2 3/4 to 3 inches in diam.; resembles parent in all other respects; inclined to preharvest drop.
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Optimum temperature (C°) 14 - 27
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Imperial Lady Clarendon' Malus domestica 'Improved York' Malus domestica 'York Imperial Sport'
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