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.
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: St. Hilaire, St-Hilaire, Fameuse Baldwin, Hilaire
Identification: Medium size, round to round conic and often irregular. The skin base colour is pale yellow, washed with a dark red. Sparse, light-coloured lenticels. The stem is medium length and somewhat slender, set in a wide and deep cavity. Usually develops a light bloom at harvest.
Characteristics: The flesh is white, often with red stains. Fine-grained, crisp and tender. Juicy and sprightly.
Origins: A seedling of Fameuse found by Alexis Dery, St. Hilaire, Quebec (Canada). 1875.
Cultivation: Vigorous spreading tree. Tends to crop every other year.
Ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
Cold storage: Keeps up to two months in cold storage.
Type(s): Dessert