La Gaillarde

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ²

Type
Culinary / Dessert ²

Shape
Truncate conical ²

Height
57.00 mm ²

Width
63.00 mm ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ²

Over Colour
Orange ²

Crunch
crisp ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
Greenish ²

Accession No.
1950 - 102   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1950 from Angers, France. Fruits have coarse, crisp flesh with a subacid sweet flavour.

Accession name
Gaillarde

Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
19th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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