Reinette de Granville
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Granville (Manche), France. Recorded in 1842. Fruits have fine, compact, white tinged yellow flesh with a sweet, subacid, rich flavour.
Synonyms:
Reinette de Grandville, Reinette Granville, Reinette Gris de Granville, Reinette Grise de Grandville, Reinette Grise de Granville, Renet Granvilskii
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
very low b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Reinette de Granville
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register