Lille

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in France. Described in 1948. Fruits have fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
small to medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, rectangular, convex ^b

Fruit Height
45-53 mm ^b

Fruit Width
48-60 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellowish green ^b

Over Colour
flushed pink ^b

Russet Type
dotted and patched with russet ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough, thick, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
fine ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 243   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Lille (Pyrenees Orientales)

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
57.41 mm ^a

Width
66.65 mm ^a

Ribbing
absent ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Weak ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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