Jeanne Hardy
Culinary apple
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1878 by M. Hardy at the School of Horticulture, Versailles, France and named after Jeanne Hardy, his daughter. Fruits have soft, juicy, sweet flesh with no particular flavour.
Synonyms:
Zhanna Gardi
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Alexander x Unknown
Fruit Size
large b
Fruit Shape
flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
60-64 mm b
Fruit Width
82-89 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
pale yellow b
Over Colour
flushed crimson b
Russet Type
occassional russet b
Flesh Colour
yellowish b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp b
Flavour
slightly subacid b
Accession name
Jeanne Hardy
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Culinary a
Shape
Flat a
Height
67.65 mm a
Width
86.44 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register