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Grosse Rouge
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Lot region of France. It was described in 1947. Fruits are very sweet with a perfumed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- d'Enfer
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1948 - 307
- Accession name
- Grosse Rouge (Lot) No.l
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
18th MayFull (80%) flowering
26th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- very low 1
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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