Patte de Loup

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have originated in the late 1700s in Beaupreau, Marie-et-Loire, France. Fruits have firm flesh with a sweet, subacid, perfumed flavour.

Synonyms:
Patte du Loup, Pocre de Loup, Pomme de Loup

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
small-medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Ground Colour
Green ^b

Over Colour
Brown ^b

Russet
high-very high ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
White ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 204   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Patte de Loup

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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