Tags: Cultivar (Cultivated Variety).
The ‘Civni’ apple marketed as Rubens is a bicolored apple cultivar. It was first developed in 1985 as a cross of ‘Gala’ and ‘Elstar’ apples by the Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti an Italian apple growers’ consortium from Ferrara. They were granted a patent on the ‘Civni’ variety in 2003.The apple has a striking striped or solid light red color.
