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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

It is thought to have probably originated in Haute Vienne, France. Described in 1947. Fruits have firm flesh with a somewhat subacid, aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 22nd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Shape
Broad globose conical
Width
68.50 mm
Height
49.50 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
strong
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Brown
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Yellow

Source · National Fruit Collection

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