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Reine des Pommes
Cider apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
A French cider variety introduced to the UK through the National Fruit and Cider Institute in 1903. The medium sized trees have a spreading habit with small drooping branches. Produces a full bittersweet cider of good quality.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Material held in Tidnor Wood National Collection® of Malus (Cider making)
Accession No.
1989 - 104
- Accession name
- Reine des Pommes
- Flowering time ›››
- 29th April10% flowering
1st MayFull (80%) flowering
10th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid November 1
- Size
- small 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 43.45 mm 1
- Width
- 53.20 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- high-very high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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