Charden

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in France in 1959. Fruits are fairly crisp and juicy with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Golden Delicious x Reinette Clochard

Accession No.
1971 - 025   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Charden

Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October a

Size
medium a

Type
Dessert a

Shape
Globose conical a

Ribbing
weak-medium a

Crown
weak a

Ground Colour
Green yellow a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low a

Over Colour
Red a

Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a a

Russet
low a

Flesh Colour
Yellowish a


References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.