Reinette de Lucas
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised in Belgium by de Jonghe. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Lucas' Reinette, Lucas's Reinette, Reinette Lucas
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Reinette de Lucas
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat globose 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high 1
Over Colour
Red 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft-medium 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register