Fenouillet Gris

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated at Anjou, France. It was first described in 1608. Fruits have fine, crisp, white flesh with a sweet and aniseed flavour.

Synonyms:

Anis, Anisapfel, Anisapple, Anise Fenouillet, Anizier, Aromatic Russet, Aromatie Russet, Bardin, Cararsay Russet, Caraway Russet, Carraway Russet, Court- pendu gris, d'Anis, d'Annis, d'Anny, d'Epice d'Hiver, de Fenouillet, du Rondurant, du Ronduraut, Epice d'Hiver, Fenelet, Fenellet, Fennouillet gris, Fenoui]let gris gros, Fenouillat, Fenouillet, Fenouillet anise, Fenouillet d'Or gros, Fenouillet d'Or gross, Fenouillet gris anise, Fenouillet gris of Lindley, Fenouillet jaune, Fenouillet Petit, Fenouillet Rouge, Fenouillet roux, George de Pigeon, Gorge de Pigeon, Graue Fenchelapfel, Grauer Fenchel Apfel, Grauer Fenchel Reinette, Grauer Fenchelapfel, Grauer Feucher Apfel, Gris Fenouillet d'Or, Gros Fenouillet, Gros Fenouillet d'Or, GrosFenouillet, GrosFenouillet d'Or, Petit Fenouillet, Petit-Fenouillet, Pomme d'Anis, Pomme d'Anise, Pomme de Fenouillet, Pomme du Rondurant, Pomme Spice, Reinette Court Pendu, Rondurant, Rook's-Nest Apple, Spice, Spice Apfer, Spice Apple, Winter Anis Reinette, Winter Anisreinette, Yellow Fenouillet

Availability

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)

Accession No.

1948 - 482

  

Accession name

Fenouillet Gris

Flowering time  ›››

4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall

Picking time

Mid October ¹

Size

small ¹

Shape

Flat ¹

Ribbing

weak ¹

Ground Colour

Yellow ¹

Russet

high-very high ¹

Crunch

crisp ¹

Coarseness

fine ¹

Flesh Colour

White ¹

References:

1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.

2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register