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Pigeon de Jerusalem
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. Recorded in the late 1600s. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with a subacid and slightly perfumed flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Coeur de Pigeon, Gros Pigeon Rouge, Gros Pigeonnet rouge, Gros-Coeur de Pigeon, Gros-Pigeonnet Rouge, Jerusalem, Pigeon, Pigeon d'Hiver, Pigeon Rouge, Pigeonnet de Jerusalem, Pigeonnet Jerusalem, Pigonnet de Jerusalem, Pomme de Jerusalem
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1947 - 135
- Accession name
- Pigeon de Jerusalem
- Flowering time ›››
- 8th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
21st May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Late October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Conical 1
- Height
- 64.78 mm 1
- Width
- 67.18 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- low 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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