Belle Flavoise

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. Origin: Received from France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
38-44 mm ^b

Fruit Width
63-69 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed base to apex ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
sometimes flushed deep red, sometimes flushed and mottled pink ^b

Flesh Colour
whitish, tinged green ^b

Flesh Texture
tender ^b

Flavour
subacid to acid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 158   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have tender, whitish tinged green flesh with a subacid to acid flavour.

Accession name
Belle Flavoise

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid August ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/solid flush ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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