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

Described 1895. From Ile de Re (Charente Maritime), France.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Late October
Flowering
7th May (10%) · 12th May (full) · 22nd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye
Fruit size
medium to large
Fruit shape
flat, conic, convex, sometimes asymmetric
Fruit width
67-75 mm
Over colour
flushed bright pink, carmine stripes
Russet type
russet at base
Flesh colour
very white
Fruit height
54-57 mm
Flesh texture
firm, crisp, fine
Ground colour
pale whitish yellow
NFC characterisation
Size
large
Type
Culinary / Dessert
Crown
very weak
Shape
Globose conical
Width
74.78 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
61.58 mm
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Firmness
firm
Coarseness
fine
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
low-medium
Over colour pattern
striped/washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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