Colapuy
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Said to have been brought to France from the Crimea by a soldier called Nicolas Puy in the mid 1800s. Fruits have firm, sweet flesh with a distinctive flavour.
Synonyms:
Colapuis, Colapuits, Nicolas Puy
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Ellipsoid 2
Ribbing
strong 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Dark Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Colapuy (Somme)
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register