Api Noir
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. Known in the late 1700s. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with an aromatic flavour. Very similar to Api.
Synonyms:
Api chernoe, Apis Noir, Black Lady Apple, Calvau noir, Calvau Noire, d'Api Noire, de Caluau, De Pommier a Fruit noir, Pomme de Calvau, Pomme de Pommier a Fruit Noir, Pommier a fruit noir, Schwarze Api, Schwarzer Api
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
small b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Dark Red b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Flesh Colour
White b
Accession name
Api Noir
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register