Normandie
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in France, although received by the National Fruit Trials from Switzerland in 1948. Fruits have soft, dry, greenish white flesh with an insipid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Flat 2
Height
47.50 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Firmness
soft 2
Juiciness
dry 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Normandie (Switzerland)
Flowering time
21st May 10% flowering
27th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register