Trelage

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in France. Described in 1947. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
47-58 mm ^b

Fruit Width
63-71 mm ^b

Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
pale yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed pink, striped red ^b

Russet Type
russet on base ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
streaks of scarf-skin ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, fine ^b

Flavour
acid ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 293   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Trelage (Creuse)

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
very firm ^a

Crunch
crisp-very crisp ^a

Coarseness
very fine ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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