Fenouillet de Ribours

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Found in the garden of La Rouairie, Maine-et-Loire, France. Distributed by M. de la Perraudiere. It first fruited in 1840. Fruits have fine, white flesh with a sweet, subacid, aniseed perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1948 - 045   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Fenouillet de Ribours

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

Picking time
Mid October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
strong-very strong 1

Crown
medium-strong 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
high 1

Juiciness
dry-medium 1

Flesh Colour
White 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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