Bastien

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Treilliere, France. Recorded in 1948. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Flat ²

Height
52.00 mm ²

Width
66.50 mm ²

Ribbing
weak-medium ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Brown ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked ²

Firmness
firm ²

Coarseness
coarse ²

Flesh Colour
Cream ²

Accession No.
1948 - 323   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Bastien

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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