Reinette Descardre
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1820 by Benoit Descardre, nurseryman of Chenee, Belgium. Introduced in about 1834. Fruits have tender, pale yellow flesh with a sweet, subacid and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Reinette Descadres, Reinette Descarde, Reinette Discardre, Renet Dekadr
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
low 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Reinette Descardre
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register