Belle de Longue
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated with Lefant of Longue, France. And introduced by Leroy in 1889. First fruited in about 1884. Fruits have soft, white flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Synonyms:
Krasavitsa iz Longe, Schoner aus Longue
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
flat, conic, convex b
Fruit Height
51-54 mm b
Fruit Width
62-66 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
green-yellow b
Over Colour
brownish orange flush b
Russet Type
some russet b
Flesh Colour
white b
Skin Texture
greasy b
Flesh Texture
fine, soft b
Flavour
insipid b
Accession name
Belle de Longue
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Flat a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
solid flush a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register