Cure

Culinary apple

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Normandy, France. It was described in 1947. Fruits have fine, hard flesh with a subacid, slightly bitter flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
large ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex to straight ^b

Fruit Height
76 mm ^b

Fruit Width
83 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull orange-brown and red, faint stripes ^b

Russet Type
patches of russet ^b

Flesh Colour
cream ^b

Skin Texture
pinkish scarf skin ^b

Flesh Texture
fine, hard, ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly bitter ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 300   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Cure

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
large ^a

Type
Culinary ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Firmness
firm-very firm ^a

Coarseness
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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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