Directeur Lesage
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
57.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 2
Greasiness
Medium 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1949 from France but possibly originated from Belgium. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a slightly subacid flavour.
Accession name
Directeur Lesage
Flowering time
30th April 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register