Reinette de Plouerc

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. Origin: Received from France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

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

Fruit Height
49-65 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-77 mm ^b

Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
almost entirely covered with purplish red flush ^b

Russet Type
rings of fine russet in basin, solid in cavity & sometimes on base ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white ^b

Flesh Texture
tender, fine ^b

Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 784   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have tender, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Reinette de Plouerc

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
soft ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
fine ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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