Reale d'Entraygues
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. Recorded in 1947 but thought to be much older. Fruits have very firm, yellowish white flesh with a very sweet, perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Reinette de Pons
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
tall, rectangular, convex b
Ribbing
ribbed b
Ground Colour
lemon yellow, dotted and flecked with brown (description ambiguous) b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Flesh Texture
very firm b
Flavour
very sweet, perfumed b
Tree
upright b
Accession name
Reale d'Entraygues
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
74.64 mm a
Width
70.96 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register