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Ortley
Dessert apple
Originated in New Jersey, USA in the orchard of Michael Ortley. Described in 1817 as Woolman's Long Pippin. Re-named Ortley in 1825. In 1872, the commercial synonym Cleopatra came into use. Fruits have tender, very juicy flesh with a pleasant mild flavour. Fruits bruise easily. Tree tends to be biennial.
Synonyms:
Cleo, Cleopatra, Crane's Pippin, Davis, Davis White Belleflower, Davis White Bellflower, Detroit, Detroit of the West, Golden Pippin, Greasy Pippin, Green Bellflower, Hollow Core Pippin, Hollow Cored Pippin, Hollow-cored Pippin, Inman, Jersey Greening, Marrow Pippin, Melting Pippin, Ohio Favorite, Ohio Favourite, Oregon Ortley, Ortley Apple, Ortley Pippin, Otley, Tod's Golden Pippin, Todd's Golden Pippin, Tom Woodward Pippin, Tom Woodward's Pippin, Van Dyme, Van Dyne, Warren Pippin, White Belle-Fleur, White Bellefleur, White Belleflower, White Bellflower, White Detroit, White Pippin, White Seek-no Further, Willow Leaf Pippin, Wolman's Long, Woodman's Long, Woodman's Song, Woodward's Pippin, Woolman's Long, Woolman's Long Pippin, Woolnary Long, Yellow Pippin
Flowering time:
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Late October
Size:large
Shape:Globose conical
Height:68.47 mm
Width:71.53 mm
Ribbing:weak
Crown:very weak
Ground Colour: Yellow
Over Colour: n/a
Over Colour Amount: absent
Over Colour Pattern: n/a
Russet:very low
Greasiness:Medium
Crunch:crisp
Coarseness:fine
Juiciness:juicy
Flesh Colour: Yellowish