Blandurette

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Received 1948. From Correze, France.

Synonyms:
Blandurette (Correze)

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
small ^b

Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, convex ^b

Fruit Height
37-42 mm ^b

Fruit Width
47-51 mm ^b

Ribbing
occasionally slightly ribbed at eye ^b

Ground Colour
greenish yellow ^b

Over Colour
sometimes slight brownish-orange flush ^b

Russet Type
pale russet at base and thin russet netting ^b

Flesh Colour
creamy white, browns quickly ^b

Flesh Texture
firm, crisp ^b

Flavour
slightly sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic ^b

Tree
upright ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 154   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid, slightly aromatic flavour.

Accession name
Blandurette

Flowering time
20th May 10% flowering
24th May Full (80%) flowering
1st June 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

Size
small ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Height
48.31 mm ^a

Width
58.29 mm ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish green ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
absent ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
firm ^a

Crunch
crisp ^a

Coarseness
coarse ^a

Juiciness
juicy ^a

Flesh Colour
White ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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