Fleuritard Rouge

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1950. From France.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, occasionally truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
48-56 mm ^b

Fruit Width
57-65 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye, sometimes on body ^b

Ground Colour
pale greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed brownish orange, streaked red ^b

Russet Type
russet specks ^b

Flesh Colour
white ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, slightly subacid ^b

Flowering Time
very late ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 160   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from France. Fruits have firm, white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Fleuritard Rouge (S & M)

Flowering time
30th May 10% flowering
5th May Full (80%) flowering
11th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
small-medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Globose ^a

Ribbing
absent ^a

Crown
weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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