Bec d'Oie (Cher)

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Recorded 1947. From France. This is not the Bec d'Oie of Leroy.

Synonyms:
Be d'Oie, Bedouais

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Narrow conical ^b

Height
67.00 mm ^b

Width
65.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
low ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 774   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials from France. Recorded in 1947. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a fairly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Bec d'Oie (Cher)

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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