Lemoen

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Selected 1855. From Lunteren, The Netherlands. Selected b J.Th.W. van den Ham. Commercialised 1899.

Synonyms:
Lemaenappel

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Narrow conical ^b

Height
70.00 mm ^b

Width
75.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
weak-medium ^b

Ground Colour
Yellow ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 083   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from The Netherlands. Fruits have soft, coarse flesh with a sweet, perfumed flavour.

Accession name
Lemoen

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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