Bastien

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Treilliere, France. Recorded in 1948. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Height
52.00 mm ^b

Width
66.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 323   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bastien

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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