Ribonde
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat globose 2
- Size
- small-medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Brown 2
- Over Colour (Amount)
- low 2
- Russet
- very low 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1947 - 200
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1947 from France. Fruits have loose textured, soft, white flesh with a vinous and astringent flavour.
- Accession name
- Ribonde
- Flowering time ›››
- 18th May10% flowering
24th MayFull (80%) flowering 2nd June90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1

- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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