Violette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. Known in the early 1600s. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with a subacid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Black Apple, Calville Rayee d'Automne, De Quatre- Gouts, de Violette, Des Quatre-Gouts, Framboise, Framboox Apple, Gros Pomme Noire d'Amerique, Grosse Pomme Noir d'Amerique, Grosse Pomme Noire d'Amerique, Pomme de Violette, Pomme Violette, Quatre Gouts, Reinette des Quatre-Gouts, Reinette Violette, Violet, Violet Apple, Violette Apple, Violette de Mars, Violette de Quatre Gouts, Violette de Quatre-Gouts, Violette des Quatre-Gouts, Violetter Apfel, Winter Veilchen
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
58.00 mm b
Width
59.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Pink b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Violette
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register