Doree de Tournai

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by Joseph de Gaest de Braffe at Tournai, Belgium in 1817. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid rich aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:
Doree de Tournay, Gold Apfel von Tournay, la Dorade

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Truncate conical 2

Height
48.00 mm 2

Width
54.00 mm 2

Ribbing
weak-medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
firm 2

Crunch
crisp 2

Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1947 - 331   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Doree de Tournai

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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