Verite

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in France. Recorded in 1876. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular, sometimes truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
45-52 mm ^b

Fruit Width
54-65 mm ^b

Ribbing
slightly ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed dull orange red, streaked darker red ^b

Russet Type
green dots, russet at base, a little russet on body ^b

Flesh Colour
greenish white ^b

Skin Texture
slightly rough, greasy ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid ^b

Flowering Time
very late ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 283   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Verite

Flowering time
21st May 10% flowering
26th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
59.49 mm ^a

Width
67.58 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
absent ^a

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Red ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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