Cusset Blanc

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. From Mont d'Or, Lyonnais, Poleymieux (Rhone), France. Found by M. Cusset.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate ^b

Fruit Height
51 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow green ^b

Over Colour
slight brownish flush ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, coarse ^b

Flowering Time
very late ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 110   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a sharp taste.

Accession name
Cusset Blanc

Flowering time
24th May 10% flowering
28th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Brown ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register