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Belle de Magny
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
This apple is of French origin. It was recorded in 1888. Fruits have fine, softish flesh with a rich and subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Bell de Mani, Belle de Magni, Krasavitsa iz Mani
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1947 - 248
- Accession name
- Belle de Magny
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Height
- 57.64 mm 1
- Width
- 68.25 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Pink 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- mottled/washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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