Grosse de Saint-Clement

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Synonyms:
Gros de St. Clement

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

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 1

Size
large-very large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
85.04 mm 1

Width
97.90 mm 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Russet
low 1

Greasiness
Medium 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Coarseness
fine 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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