Bouet de Bonnetable

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From France. Cultivated in Sarthe.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
54.00 mm ^b

Width
60.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 263   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet, subacid to acid flavour.

Accession name
Bouet de Bonnetable

Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
28th May 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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