Apple tree "Fresh complexion"
(Malus domestica)
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- Origin : Brittany - Finistère - Quimperlé region.
- History : Old variety from 1760.
- Fruit Description : Large to very large size, very fleshy with a beautiful yellow skin when ripe, washed with light red in the sun. White flesh of very good taste quality, juicy, sweet, very tangy, tender and crunchy at the same time.
- Use : Very good eating apple after a period of storage. Excellent cooked and very good juice apple.
- Harvest : Harvest from mid-October for consumption from mid-December.
- Storage : Excellent, up to 4 to 5 months in good conditions.
- Pollination : Cross-pollination.
- Disease resistance : Good. Slightly susceptible to powdery mildew and canker.
- Available rootstocks :
- M106 : For outdoor apple trees. Adapts to almost all soils and is particularly well-suited to Brittany. Resists root asphyxiation very well and attracts very little woolly aphids. Good rooting, which gives it good resistance to vole attacks.
Fruiting fairly quickly in 3-4 years.
Lifespan: 60 years and over.
- M26 : For trained or low-stem apple trees, ideal for small city gardens. Small apple tree (3m) with very rapid fruiting (2-3 years). Not suitable as a tree for outdoor use due to its weak root system (but much better than M9) unless it is well supported for life.
Lifespan 40 years and more.
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