Leonie de Sonnaville

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by P. de Sonnaville, IVT, Wageningen, The Netherlands. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1974. Fruits are sweet and juicy with an aromatic flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Jonathan

Accession No.
1974 - 339   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Leonie de Sonnaville

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
medium-large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
absent 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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