Canada Blanc de la Creuse

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Thought to have arisen at Creuse, France. Described in 1947. Fruits have softish flesh with an insipid flavour.

Synonyms:
Fleuritard, Reinette Franche

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat 2

Height
50.00 mm 2

Width
62.00 mm 2

Ribbing
absent 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour (Amount)
very low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1948 - 225   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Canada Blanc de la Creuse

Flowering time
30th May 10% flowering
4th June Full (80%) flowering
10th June 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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