Rouget de Born

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Originated in Lozere, France. Described in 1947. Fruits have fine, rather soft, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Double de Vilfort

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat ^b

Ribbing
strong ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour
Orange ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Coarseness
fine ^b

Flesh Colour
Greenish ^b

Accession No.
1948 - 778   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Rouget de Born

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
25th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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