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Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated from France. It was described in 1876. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid and aromatic flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid, aromatic
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body
Fruit size
medium
Fruit shape
flat to intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex
Fruit width
59-71 mm
Over colour
flushed pink, striped red
Flesh colour
white
Fruit height
47-62 mm
Flesh texture
firm, coarse
Ground colour
light yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Globose conical
Width
57.73 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
48.10 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
medium
Firmness
firm
Juiciness
juicy
Coarseness
coarse
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
medium-high
Over colour pattern
striped/mottled

Source · National Fruit Collection

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