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Welcome to the world's most extensive apples (pommes) database.
Information on over 7,000 apples is available here, all carefully researched and provided in a way that is easy to navigate.
Synonyms: de Cour, Peupion, Reinette Fouettee, Rose de Coeur, Saint Bauzin, Saint Bauzon, Saint Louis, Thiriette, Vache
Identification: Medium, round. The base color is greenish yellow, washed deep red on the sun exposed face and marked with a pattern of darker stripes which show as faint stripes on the shaded face. The calyx is small and open, set in a deep and narrow basin. The stem is very short and stout, set in a deep and narrow, russetted cavity.
Characteristics: The flesh is white to pale greenish, fine-grained, very sweet.
Origins: Considered to have originated in France. Recorded in 1872 as being a very old variety with unknown origins.
Cultivation: Moderately vigorous.
Ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
Cold storage: Up to four months
Harvest: In the latter half of the fourth period.
Harvest period: 4
Type(s): Dessert
Pollination group: D
Pollination day: 14