Florina which is also called Querina, is a French

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of domesticated apple, that has combined traits of the

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Golden Delicious 'Golden Delicious' is a cultivar of apple. It is one of the 15 most popular apple cultivars in the United States. It is not closely related to 'Red Delicious'. History Golden Delicious arose from a chance seedling, possibly a hybrid of 'Gri ...

and

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apples, and was developed in

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, by the "Station de Recherches d'Arboriculture Fruitiere".Florina
at Orange Pippin. Although developed in

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its ancestry is entirely American. Florina bears medium to large fruit, skin very attractive, purple red covering almost completely the yellow background. Flesh is medium firm and aromatic, a blend of sweet and tart, uses mainly for fresh eating. Sugar 13.4% Acid 0.57%.Obstsorten Atlas, 1996 Fruits keeps well for approximately three months. As most apples it is self-incompatible and needs out-cross pollination, Florina is a good pollinator for other. Malus Florina 4485

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