Bellefleur-Kitaika
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Synonyms:
Bellekleur Kitayka
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Tellisaare
Accession name
Bellefleur Kitaika
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Globose 1
Height
58.49 mm 1
Width
67.43 mm 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish green 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
soft 1
Juiciness
dry 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register