Blanc Sur

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. Origin: Received by NFT from France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^b

Shape
Conical ^b

Height
52.50 mm ^b

Width
61.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 247   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have crisp, coarse, yellowish-white flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Accession name
Blanc Sur (Orne)

Flowering time
1st June 10% flowering
6th June Full (80%) flowering
13th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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