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Apple varieties, France

Grosse Rouge

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

Originated in the Lot region of France. It was described in 1947. Fruits are very sweet with a perfumed flavour.

Where Grosse Rouge came from.

Sources

Grosse Rouge (accession 1948 - 307), 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 (late october); the other names.