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Drap d'Or (2)
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 54.50mm 2
- Width
- 66.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- low-medium 2
- Greasiness
- Medium 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 123
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm flesh with a subacid and slightly rich flavour.
- Accession name
- Drap d'Or
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019