Marie-Louise Ducote

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

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 1

Size
small-medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Flat 1

Ribbing
absent 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low 1

Over Colour
Pink 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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