de Flandre

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated from France. It was described in 1876. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid and aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Figue

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

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

Fruit Height
47-62 mm ^b

Fruit Width
59-71 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body ^b

Ground Colour
light yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed pink, striped red ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, coarse ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid, aromatic ^b

Flowering Time
late ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 148   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
De Flandre (Aube)

Flowering time
18th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose conical ^a

Height
48.10 mm ^a

Width
57.73 mm ^a

Ribbing
medium ^a

Crown
medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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