Pomme a Cotes

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in France. Described in 1948. Fruits have firm, fine, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
a Cotes

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Culinary / Dessert 2

Shape
Broad globose conical 2

Height
59.50 mm 2

Width
64.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1948 - 296   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Pomme a Cotes (Savoie)

Flowering time
2nd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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