Gros-Hopital

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Triploid. Originated long before 1864 at Seine-Inferieure (Maritime), France. Fruits have crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Bailleuil, Bailleul, de Cure, Gros Hopital, Gros Hospital, Reinette d'Hopital, Reinette de Bailleul

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large ²

Type
Culinary ²

Shape
Truncate conical ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked/mottled ²

Russet
very low ²

Firmness
medium-firm ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Coarseness
medium ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1950 - 153   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Gros-Hopital

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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