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Graue Französische Renette

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Fine grey winter russet from France.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmsournuttysweetaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

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

Description

Fruit

Potato-like grey-brown russeted fruit; acidity-driven yet with good sugar content, pleasant taste (rated 3+).

Growth

Triploid variety, at first very strong then weaker growing; large to medium, broadly rounded, rarely closed crown with pronounced fruit-arch formation under light pruning.

Yield

Early to come into bearing, regular and high; tends toward premature fruit drop.

Notes

Old variety, robust against disease, scab-free and resistant to sooty blotch; suited to orchards, keeps about 4-5 months.

Care

Thin properly when fruit set is heavy; this improves fruit quality.

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