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Apple varieties, France

Gros-Fenouillet Gris

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

Originated in France. It was described in 1667. Fruits have fine, compact, tender flesh with a sweet flavour.

Sources

Gros-Fenouillet Gris (accession 1947 - 129), 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); the other names.