de Jaune

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in about 1700 in Sarthe, France. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet and perfumed flavour.

Synonyms:
Breton, d'Argent, de Fer, de Jaun, de Jaune de la Sarthe, de Jon, Giallo della Sarthe, Jaune du Mans, Pomme d'Argent, Pomme de Jaune, Pomme de Jaune de la Sarthe, Reinette du Mans, Sartha's Yellow

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1947 - 143   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
De Jaune

Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary / Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
61.80 mm 1

Width
74.07 mm 1

Ribbing
medium 1

Crown
weak-medium 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
absent 1

Over Colour
n/a 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Crunch
crisp 1

Juiciness
juicy 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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