Trelage
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France. Described in 1947. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Trelage (Creuse)
Flowering time
14th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
medium-large 1
Type
Culinary 1
Shape
Globose 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
weak 1
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
very low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out 1
Russet
low 1
Firmness
very firm 1
Crunch
crisp-very crisp 1
Coarseness
very fine 1
Flesh Colour
Cream 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register