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 ^b

Type
Culinary / Dessert ^b

Shape
Broad globose conical ^b

Height
59.50 mm ^b

Width
64.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Russet
low ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

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 ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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