Teint Frais

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Brittany, France. Known since the late 1700s. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with an acid flavour.

Synonyms:
D-elle de Kerlivio, Kerlivio, Pomme Kerlivio, Teint-Frais, Teinte Frais, Ten-fre

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, sometimes intermediate, rectangular to slightly truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
55-70 mm ^b

Fruit Width
74-90 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body, slightly at eye ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish ^b

Over Colour
salmon pink flush ^b

Russet Type
stellate russet dots and occasional patches ^b

Flesh Colour
white, green coreline ^b

Skin Texture
greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 155   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Teint Frais

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
large-very large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat globose ^a

Height
66.31 mm ^a

Width
83.04 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crumbly ^a

Coarseness
fine ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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