Rose de Benauge
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in the Bordeaux district of France. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have firm, fairly tender, yellowish white flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bonne de Mai, Cadillac, Codillac, de Cadillac, Dieu, Dieudonne, Pomme de Cadillac, Pomme de Codellac, Pomme de Codillac, Rose (de Knoop), Rose d ' Hollande, Rose d' Holland, Rose de Dropt, Rose de Holland, Rose de Hollande, Rose de la Bénauge, Rose de la Benauge, Rose de Mai, Rose du Dropt, Rose Tendre, Rosenapfel aus Benauge, Rozovka iz Benozha
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Rose de Benauge
Flowering time
17th May 10% flowering
22nd May Full (80%) flowering
29th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak-medium 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
firm 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register