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Marie-Joseph d'Othee
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Othee in the province of Liege, Belgium. It was received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947. Fruits have firm, greenish white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- de Fer, Ijzerappel, Marie-Jose, Pomme de Deux Ans, Pomme de Fer, Reine Marie d'Otlee, Reine Marie Joseph d'Othee
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- medium 2
- Height
- 57.00mm 2
- Width
- 69.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 051
- Accession name
- Marie-Joseph d'Othee
- Flowering time ›››
- 13th May10% flowering
20th MayFull (80%) flowering
28th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019