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Galantine

syn. Carriere, Charriere

Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in France. It was described in 1934. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
sweet, subacid
Ribbing
ribbed on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
intermediate, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex to straight
Over colour
flushed red
Russet type
some russet
Flesh colour
yellowish white to white
Flesh texture
medium tender
Ground colour
deep yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
weak-medium
Shape
Globose conical
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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