Michotte

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1947. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
44.00 mm ^b

Width
53.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Juiciness
dry ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 248   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have a fairly acid flavour.

Accession name
Michotte

Flowering time
24th May 10% flowering
30th May Full (80%) flowering
8th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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