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Feuillemorte
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. It was described in 1948. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid and distinctive flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Feuille Morte
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 49.00mm 2
- Width
- 60.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- striped 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
1950 - 158
- Accession name
- Feuillemorte (Seine & Marne)
- Flowering time ›››
- 3rd June10% flowering
9th JuneFull (80%) flowering
15th June90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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