Andre Briollay

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
small ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
40 mm ^b

Fruit Width
50 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, a little waxy, thin, fairly tender ^b

Flesh Texture
fine ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Flowering Time
late ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 463   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Very late flowering. Fruits are firm with a subacid flavour.

Accession name
Andre Briollay

Flowering time
29th May 10% flowering
3rd June Full (80%) flowering
9th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Flat ^a

Ribbing
strong ^a

Crown
strong ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Strong ^a

Coarseness
fine ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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