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Jean Tondeur

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Originated in France. It was described in 1947. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
subacid
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, prominent ribs on body
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex
Fruit width
59-73 mm
Over colour
flushed brownish red
Russet type
some russet
Flesh colour
yellowish white
Fruit height
44-56 mm
Skin texture
slightly rough
Flesh texture
soft, fine
Ground colour
greenish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
medium-large
Type
Dessert
Crown
weak
Shape
Flat
Russet
low-medium
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
soft
Coarseness
fine
Greasiness
Weak
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
Yellowish
Ground colour
Green yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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