Desse de Buff
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Synonyms:
Dessin de Boeuf
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the East of England Apples & Orchards Project
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Culinary 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
53.00 mm 2
Width
67.50 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Firmness
firm 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials from Wrest Park, Bedfordshire. It was exhibited in 1900 by Laxton's of Bedford as a local apple called Dessin de Boeuf. Fruits have firm flesh with an acid flavour.
Accession name
Desse de Buff
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
19th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register