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Belle de Pontoise

syn. Belle Pontoise, Frumos de Pontoise, Pontoiske, Pontuazskaia krasavita, Pontuazskaya krasavitsa, Schoener von Pontoise, Schoner aus Pontoise, Schoner von Pontoise

Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised 1869. From France. Raised by Remy pere of Pontoise. Introduced 1879.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
28th April (10%) · 30th April (full) · 10th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body, base to apex
Fruit size
large
Fruit shape
flat, rectangular, convex
Fruit width
75-80 mm
Over colour
flushed orange, striped red
Russet type
some russet
Flesh colour
white
Fruit height
55 mm
Flesh texture
firm, tender, crisp
Ground colour
yellow-green
NFC characterisation
Size
large-very large
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Flat
Width
89.36 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
64.57 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Over colour
Orange
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
low-medium
Over colour pattern
striped

Source · National Fruit Collection

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