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Rambour Papeleu
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by N.A. Hartwiss, Director of the Botanic Gardens at Nikita, Crimea, Russia. Introduced in about 1853 to Belgium by Aldolphe Papeleu, nurseryman of Wetteren. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Papeleu's Rambour, Rambour Papaleu, Rambour Papele, Rambour Papelin, Rambour Papuleu, Rambour Popelen, Rambour Popelin, Rambourg Papeleu, Rambourg Popelen, Rambourg Popelin
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Truncate conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 67.00mm 2
- Width
- 77.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Crunch
- crisp 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 2
Accession No.
2000 - 080
- Accession name
- Rambour Papeleu
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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