Racine

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1949 - 161   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have fairly fine, white flesh with a sweetish flavour.

Accession name
Racine (Allier)

Flowering time
22nd May 10% flowering
27th May Full (80%) flowering
4th June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

Size
large 1

Type
Culinary 1

Shape
Flat globose 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
medium 1

Ground Colour
Yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled/washed out 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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