Appel van Paris

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1935 by Professor Sprenger at Wageningen, The Netherlands. Fruits have a slightly scented flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Brabant Bellefleur x Jonathan

Fruit Size
medium ^b

Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex ^b

Fruit Height
54 mm ^b

Fruit Width
64 mm ^b

Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Over Colour
flushed and striped orange-red ^b

Russet Type
very fine netted russet ^b

Flesh Colour
cream ^b

Skin Texture
smooth, thin, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
fairly soft, fairly coarse ^b

Flavour
subacid ^b

Accession No.
1955 - 010   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Appel van Paris

Flowering time
12th May 10% flowering
17th May Full (80%) flowering
26th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October ^a

Size
medium ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Broad globose conical ^a

Ribbing
weak ^a

Crown
weak-medium ^a

Ground Colour
Yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
medium ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled ^a

Russet
very low ^a

Greasiness
Medium ^a

Firmness
soft ^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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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