REINETTE D’ARMORIQUE
Origin:
Traditional French variety
Picking date:
Mid-season
Fruit size:
65/75
Uses:
Dessert and cooking apple with good storage potential. To be eaten after December
Blossom date:
10 days after Golden Delicious
Pollinator :
Any variety with long or late blossom such as: Suntan, Idared, Malus Bauflor
Vigour:
Strong
Time till first cropping / yields:
Slow to average / average to good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
Verys susceptible to alternate bearing / difficult to thin. Hand thinning is necessary
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
susceptible to sunburn, low susceptibility to scab (due to the late blossom and the leaves appearing after bloom)
Skin / shape:
rustic appearance, red orange on green yellow background, russetted fruit
Flesh / taste:
firm and juicy
Storage potential:
March in cold store
