Belle de Pontoise
Culinary / Dessert apple
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised 1869. From France. Raised by Remy pere of Pontoise. Introduced 1879.
Synonyms:
Belle Pontoise, Frumos de Pontoise, Pontoiske, Pontuazskaia krasavita, Pontuazskaya krasavitsa, Schoener von Pontoise, Schoner aus Pontoise, Schoner von Pontoise
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Parentage:
Alexander x Unknown
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular, convex b
Fruit Height
55 mm b
Fruit Width
75-80 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body, base to apex b
Ground Colour
yellow-green b
Over Colour
flushed orange, striped red b
Russet Type
some russet b
Flesh Colour
white b
Flesh Texture
firm, tender, crisp b
Flavour
subacid b
Received by the National Fruit Collection, Brogdale in 1996 from Luxembourg Gardens, Paris, France. Fruits are juicy with a slight vinous flavour.
Accession name
Belle de Pontoise
Flowering time
28th April 10% flowering
30th April Full (80%) flowering
10th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary / Dessert a
Shape
Flat a
Height
64.57 mm a
Width
89.36 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
low a
Firmness
firm a
Crunch
crisp a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register