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Apple varieties, France

Chantecler

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised in 1958 at INRA, Angers, France. Fruits have crisp, juicy flesh with a rich, sweetish flavour.

Family tree

Offspring in the atlas

Chantegrise France

Where Chantecler came from.

Sources

Chantecler (accession 1999 - 061), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october).