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Apple varieties, Germany

Renora

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised at the Institute of Fruit Research, Dresden-Pillnitz, Germany. Introduced in 1996. Fruits are crisp and fairly juicy. Resistant to scab.

Family tree

Parents, grandparents and great-grandparents, as the entries in the atlas record them.

Renora Germany, by 1996
- Seed parent Clivia Germany, by 1961
  - Seed parent Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg Germany, 1897
    - Parent Aport Russia, late 18th century
    - Parent Ananas Reinette Netherlands, by 1821
  - Pollen parent Cox's Orange Pippin United Kingdom, about 1825
    - Parent Margil France, probably by 1608
    - Parent Rosemary Russet United Kingdom, by 1831
- Pollen parent seedling of M. floribunda

Where Renora came from. The lines lead to its parents: Clivia (Germany).

Sources

Renora (accession 1994 - 045), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the parentage; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).