Gros-Hopital

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Triploid. Originated long before 1864 at Seine-Inferieure (Maritime), France. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Bailleuil, Bailleul, de Cure, Gros Hopital, Gros Hospital, Reinette d'Hopital, Reinette de Bailleul

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ^b

Type
Culinary ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked/mottled ^b

Russet
very low ^b

Firmness
medium-firm ^b

Crunch
crisp ^b

Coarseness
medium ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 153   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gros-Hopital

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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