de Quint

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Size
medium ²

Type
Dessert ²

Shape
Narrow conical ²

Ribbing
medium ²

Ground Colour
Green yellow ²

Over Colour
Red ²

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ²

Coarseness
fine ²

Flesh Colour
White ²

Accession No.
1948 - 306   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Drome, France. Fruits have sweet, juicy flesh with a perfumed flavour.

Accession name
De Quint

Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ¹

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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