Graue Franzoesische Renette

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica

Acid-forward, robust russet that stays nearly scab-free even in poor fruit years.

🇫🇷 France

Taste & characteristics

soursweetaromatic

Scab

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Acid-forward with good sugar content; slightly aromatic and not bland after about three months of storage.

Triploid variety, very vigorous at first then weaker; medium-strong to strong tree with a broad rounded crown.

Early, regular and high; prone to premature fruit drop.

Keeps four to five months; disease-robust, completely scab-free in 2017. Dessert and culinary apple.

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