Patte de Loup

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the late 1700s in Beaupreau, Marie-et-Loire, France. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet, subacid, perfumed flavour.

Synonyms:
Patte du Loup, Pocre de Loup, Pomme de Loup

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small-medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Ground Colour
Green ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Russet
high-very high ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1948 - 204   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Patte de Loup

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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