de l'Estre
syn. Apfel von Lestre, de Comte, de Lestre, de Letr, de Lettre, de Lombard, de Saint Germain, de-Lestre, Estre, Pomme de l'Estre, Pomme de Ledre, Pomme de Lestre, Pomme de Saint Germain, Pomme de St. Germain, Reinette de Brive, Reinette de Brives, Sainte-Germaine
Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
It is believed to have originated before 1786 in Limousin, France and introduced by Jean-Baptiste Cabanis. Fruits have fine, firm flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Late October
- Flowering
- 8th May (10%) · 13th May (full) · 19th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Size
- medium-large
- Type
- Dessert
- Shape
- Ellipsoid
- Russet
- very low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Firmness
- firm
- Coarseness
- fine
- Over colour
- Pink
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour pattern
- streaked
Source · National Fruit Collection
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