Marie-Louise Ducote

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Exhibited 1917. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Reinette Cusset

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to flattish, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
53-57 mm ^b

Fruit Width
53-63 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
slightly flushed pink to red ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Flesh Texture
tender ^b

Flavour
sweet ^b

Flowering Time
late ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 356   fingerprint   check_circle

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

Accession name
Marie-Louise Ducote

Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ribbing
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^a

Over Colour
Pink ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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