Pomme d'Enfer
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
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 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Conical 1
Height
69.94 mm 1
Width
69.42 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1
Over Colour
Dark Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register