Rouget de Born

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Lozere, France. Described in 1947. Fruits have fine, rather soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Double de Vilfort

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat 2

Ribbing
strong 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Orange 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1948 - 778   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rouget de Born

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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