Teton de Demoiselle

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in France. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have rather soft, dry, yellowish white tinged red flesh with a subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Accession No.
1947 - 250   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Teton de Demoiselle

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1

Size
large 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Globose conical 1

Height
64.28 mm 1

Width
72.21 mm 1

Ribbing
strong 1

Crown
strong 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium 1

Over Colour
Orange 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft 1

Crunch
crumbly 1

Juiciness
dry 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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