Reinette d'Armorique
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Synonyms:
de Genet
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
51.50 mm 2
Width
63.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Cream 2
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.
Accession name
Reinette d'Armorique (Bretagne)
Flowering time
13th May 10% flowering
18th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register