Grosse de Saint-Clement

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Described 1895. Origin: Received from France and grown in Belgium.

Synonyms:
Gros de St. Clement

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 127   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials from France, but known in Belgium since 1895. Fruits are rather acid and have very little flavour.

Accession name
Grosse de Saint-Clement

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early September ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
85.04 mm ^a

Width
97.90 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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