Madoue Rouge

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Nieul (Haute-Vienne), France. Described in 1947. Fruits have tough, yellowish flesh with sweet subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Madou

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Flesh Colour
Yellowish ^b

Accession No.
1947 - 180   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Madoue Rouge

Flowering time
26th May 10% flowering
31st May Full (80%) flowering
8th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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