de Bonde

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1947. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 173   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with an insipid flavour.

Accession name
De Bonde

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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