Fruit Tree Database

Fruit Type

Apple

Variety/Cultivar

Michelin

Fruit Description

Medium to large, green-flesh cider apple. Looks similar to Brown Snout but without the russeting.

Common Uses

A medium 'bittersweet' apple, relatively high in sugar and tannins, low in malic acid. Makes a bland cider by itself, needs blending with other varieties. Acid 0.25, tannin 0.23, SG 1.05.

Origin

Heritage apple from Normandy in 1872.

Pollination

Diploid, good pollinator. In flowering table 4, so probably pollinated by Brabrant Bellefleur, Democrat, King of Pippins, Peasgood Nonesuch.

Chill Hours

Blossom Time

Flowers mid to late season.

Harvest Time

Late season, April to May in Harcourt, central Victoria.

Production Notes

Tree is upright, a very heavy cropping tree,

Disease Susceptibility

Very resistant to black spot (apple scab)

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