Gros Croquet
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the Ardennes, France. It was described in 1947. Fruits have tender, fine flesh with a sweet, subacid and perfumed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Bon Pommier, Double Belle Fleur, Double Bellefleur, Double Bon Pommier, Double Bonne Ente, Flandre, Gros Rouge, Gros RTau, Grosse Bonne Ente
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1948 - 312
- Accession name
- Gros Croquet
- Flowering time ›››
- 15th May10% flowering
21st MayFull (80%) flowering 27th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 67.02 mm 1
- Width
- 81.81 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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