Pomme d'Enfer

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received by NFT 1948. From Allier, France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
tall, truncate-conic to rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
52-56 mm ^b

Fruit Width
54-60 mm ^b

Ribbing
not, or slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed brownish red and deep red streaks ^b

Russet Type
russet at base and sometimes elsewhere ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
thick, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Tree
spreading ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 228   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Allier, France. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Accession name
Pomme d'Enfer

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Conical ^a

Height
69.94 mm ^a

Width
69.42 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Dark Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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