Reinette de Granville
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Granville (Manche), France. Recorded in 1842. Fruits have fine, compact, white tinged yellow flesh with a sweet, subacid, rich flavour.
Synonyms:
Reinette de Grandville, Reinette Granville, Reinette Gris de Granville, Reinette Grise de Grandville, Reinette Grise de Granville, Renet Granvilskii
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2
Accession name
Reinette de Granville
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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