Transparente de Bois-Guillaume

Culinary / Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Transparente de Croncels x Unknown

Size
medium 2

Type
Culinary / Dessert 2

Shape
Oblong 2

Ribbing
weak-medium 2

Ground Colour
Yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2

Russet
very low 2

Firmness
soft 2

Coarseness
coarse 2

Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
1948 - 277   fingerprint   check_circle

Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from France. Fruits have soft, mealy, whitish flesh with a slightly sweet flavour.

Accession name
Transparente de Bois-Guillaume

Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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