Pomme d'Amour

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1947 - 137   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, yellowish white flesh with a slightly sweet, slightly subacid flavour.

Accession name
Pomme d'Amour

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Early October 1

Size
small 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Crown
weak 1

Ground Colour
Green yellow 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
very low 1

Firmness
firm 1

Flesh Colour
White 1

References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register