REINE DES REINETTES PLASSART
Origin:
Traditional French variety
Picking date:
Early
Fruit size:
65/80
Uses:
very important variety for the beginning of the apple season in France
Blossom date:
Average and very large
Pollinator :
Elstar, Gala, Granny Smith, Golden Delicious, Falstaff, Mairac® La Flamboyante
Vigour:
strong
Time till first cropping / yields:
relatively long / good yields
Susceptibility to alternate bearing / thinning :
susceptible to alternate bearing / relatively difficult thinning
Susceptibility / resistance to diseases:
average susceptibility to scab and mildew
Skin / shape:
orange red with stripes on a yellow background
Flesh / taste:
firm to melting, mid juicy, texture fine to average
Storage potential:
very high sugars and good acidity
