Cinq Cotes
syn. Cinq Morceaux
Culinary · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Originated from France. Described in 1947. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 11th May (10%) · 16th May (full) · 23rd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- subacid
- Ribbing
- prominent ribs at eye and on body
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- tall to intermediate, truncate-conic, convex
- Fruit width
- 54-72 mm
- Over colour
- pale orange stripes
- Russet type
- numerous fine dots, russet at base
- Flesh colour
- white, tinged yellow
- Fruit height
- 54-63 mm
- Flesh texture
- firm, fine
- Ground colour
- greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- medium
- Type
- Culinary
- Crown
- strong
- Shape
- Truncate conical
- Width
- 68.91 mm
- Crunch
- crisp
- Height
- 67.03 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- strong
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Greasiness
- Medium
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- absent
- Over colour pattern
- washed out
Source · National Fruit Collection
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