| Malus domestica 'Civni' | |
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| Hybrid parentage | 'Elstar' × 'Gala' |
| Cultivar | 'Civni' |
| Origin | Italy 1985 |
Civni is an applecultivar marketed as theRubens apple. The Civni apple is a bicoloredapple. It was first developed in 1985 as a cross of 'Gala' and 'Elstar' apples by the Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti (CIV), an Italian apple growers' consortium fromFerrara.[1] They were granted a patent on the 'Civni' variety in 2003.[2]
The apple has a striking, striped or solid, light red color. Its taste is sweet like that of 'Gala', but more aromatic; its texture is more solid and crunchy than that of 'Elstar'.[1]
As of 2007, the apple was grown on about a million trees in Europe, as well as in Chile, South Africa, and the United States. It has a yield between 80 and 100 tonnes per hectare.[3] The 'Civni' cultivar is not to be confused withthe Dutch "Rubens" apple, which is a cross of 'Cox's Orange Pippin' and 'Reinette étoilée'.[4]
