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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Reinette Descardre
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register