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Apple varieties, France

Frankettu

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

Said to have originated in the Melun area of France. It was first described in 1536. Fruits have firm, crisp flesh with a sweet and acid flavour.

Where Frankettu came from.

Sources

Frankettu (accession 1950 - 163), 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).