Colapuy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been brought to France from the Crimea by a soldier called Nicolas Puy in the mid 1800s. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh with a distinctive flavour.
Synonyms:
Colapuis, Colapuits, Nicolas Puy
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Ellipsoid b
Ribbing
strong b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Dark Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Colapuy (Somme)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register