Doree de Tournai
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Joseph de Gaest de Braffe at Tournai, Belgium in 1817. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid rich aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Doree de Tournay, Gold Apfel von Tournay, la Dorade
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
48.00 mm b
Width
54.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
low b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Doree de Tournai
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register