Teton de Demoiselle
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in France. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have rather soft, dry, yellowish white tinged red flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, occasionally flat, conic, convex, often concave towards eye b
Fruit Height
60-68 mm b
Fruit Width
69-80 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow b
Over Colour
bright pinkish red flush and mottling, a few darker streaks b
Russet Type
russet at base b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white, soon turning brown, often tinged red about~eye b
Flesh Texture
rather soft, dry b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Teton de Demoiselle
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
64.28 mm a
Width
72.21 mm a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crumbly a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register