Cusset Blanc

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

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 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose 1

Ribbing
very weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Brown 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush 1

Firmness
firm 1

Coarseness
coarse 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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