Marie-Madeleine

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Russet
low-medium ^b

Crunch
crisp-very crisp ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 219   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have coarse, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Marie-Madeleine

Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
29th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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