Jean Tondeur
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. It was described in 1947. Fruits have soft, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Jean Tondeur
Flowering time
25th May 10% flowering
30th May Full (80%) flowering
8th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Flat 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Pink 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
soft 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register