Florina (apple)

Florina which is also called Querina,[1] is a French cultivar of domesticated apple, that has combined traits of the Jonathan, Golden Delicious and Rome apples, and was developed in Angers, France, by the "Station de Recherches d'Arboriculture Fruitiere".

[2] Although developed in France its ancestry is entirely American.

[3] Florina bears medium to large fruit, skin very attractive, purple red covering almost completely the yellow background.

Flesh is medium firm and aromatic,[2] a blend of sweet and tart,[4] uses mainly for fresh eating.

[5] Fruits keeps well for approximately three months.

Florina apples.