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Belle-Fille Normande
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated from Normandy, France. Known in the late 1700s. Cooks well.
- Synonyms:
- Belle-Fille du Pays de Caux, Dameret, de Damoiselle, de Livre, Normandskaya krasavitsa, Pomme de Demoselle, Pomme de Livre
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- medium-large 2
- Height
- 66.50mm 2
- Width
- 73.50mm 2
- Ribbing
- strong 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Red 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- Greenish 2
Accession No.
1947 - 287
- Accession name
- Belle -Fille Normande
- Flowering time ›››
- 5th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019