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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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