Reine des Pommes
Cider · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
A French cider variety introduced to the UK through the National Fruit and Cider Institute in 1903. The medium sized trees have a spreading habit with small drooping branches. Produces a full bittersweet cider of good quality.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Mid November
- Flowering
- 29th April (10%) · 1st May (full) · 10th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
- Size
- small
- Type
- Cider
- Crown
- medium
- Shape
- Broad globose conical
- Width
- 53.20 mm
- Height
- 43.45 mm
- Russet
- low
- Ribbing
- medium
- Over colour
- Red
- Flesh colour
- White
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- high-very high
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush
Source · National Fruit Collection
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