Charlot

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
47.00 mm ^b

Width
50.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
absent ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 168   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have softish flesh with a sweet flavour.

Accession name
Charlot

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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