Reinette Grise de la Creuse
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Received 1950. Origin: Received from France.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
51.50 mm b
Width
61.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak-medium b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
very low b
Over Colour
Red b
Russet
very low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
firm b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
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 a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register