Reinette Grise de la Creuse
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat globose 2
Height
51.50 mm 2
Width
61.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Russet
very low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from France. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, pale cream flesh with a subacid, sweet and slightly aromatic flavour.
Accession name
Reinette Grise de la Creuse
Flowering time
15th May 10% flowering
21st May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register