Cassou
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Synonyms:
- De Casse, De Cassou
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1973 - 117
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1973 from France. Fruits are crisp and juicy.
- Accession name
- De Casse
- Flowering time ›››
- 9th May10% flowering
13th MayFull (80%) flowering 21st May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Ellipsoid 1
- Height
- 67.59 mm 1
- Width
- 70.16 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak-medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Whitish yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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