Filippa (apple)

Filippa is a Danish apple cultivar. The cultivar was created by a schoolgirl named Filippa Johannsen (1842 - 1930) in Hundstrup on the island of Funen.[1]

Filippa apple

Some sources say the apple originates in 1850;[2] other sources say 1881.[1]

Sonneruplund recommends this apple variety for private gardens, as it can be grown without the use of pesticides.[3]

References
  1. Per Kølster (2004). Æbler (in Danish). Politikens Forlag. ISBN 87-567-7112-6.
  2. "Pometets æblenøgle" (in Danish). University of Copenhagen.
  3. Flemming Thorninger. "Filippa Apple". sonneruplund.dk. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
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