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Pepin d'Or de Bovelingen
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Belgium. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947. Fruits have fine, crisp, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Pepin d'Or de Bowerlingen
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1947 - 364
- Accession name
- Pepin d'Or de Bovelingen (Viennois)
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Ribbing
- strong 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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