Pomme de Choux a Nez Creux

Culinary apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
large 2

Type
Culinary 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
67.00 mm 2

Width
77.00 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Green yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
low 2

Over Colour
Brown 2

Russet
low 2

Firmness
soft-medium 2

Coarseness
fine 2

Flesh Colour
Greenish 2

Accession No.
1948 - 211   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Cher, France. Fruits have soft, juicy, acid flesh.

Accession name
Pomme de Choux a Nez Creux (Cher)

Flowering time
18th May 10% flowering
23rd May Full (80%) flowering
31st May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late October 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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