Dessert apple
Raised at Treilliere, France. Recorded in 1948. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Sizemedium-large 2
TypeDessert 2
ShapeFlat 2
Height52.00 mm 2
Width66.50 mm 2
Ribbingweak-medium 2
Ground ColourGreen yellow 2
Over ColourBrown 2
Over Colour (Pattern)streaked 2
Firmnessfirm 2
Coarsenesscoarse 2
Flesh ColourCream 2
Accession name Bastien
Flowering time 12th May 10% flowering 18th May Full (80%) flowering26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time Late October 1
References: 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale. 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register