Pepin d'Or de Bovelingen
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Belgium. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947. Fruits have fine, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Pepin d'Or de Bowerlingen
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat to tall, asymmetric, conic to truncate-conic, convex to sometimes straight b
Fruit Height
54-77 mm b
Fruit Width
75-98 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, prominent ribs on body b
Ground Colour
greenish yellow b
Over Colour
flushed bright red b
Russet Type
a little russet b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Skin Texture
greasy b
Flesh Texture
fine, crisp b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Pepin d'Or de Bovelingen (Viennois)
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Ribbing
strong a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register