Bouscasse de Bres

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
58.00 mm 2

Width
70.00 mm 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
medium 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

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Accession No.
1948 - 232   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a rather insipid flavour.

Accession name
Bouscasse de Bres

Flowering time
16th May 10% flowering
20th May Full (80%) flowering
27th 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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