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Apple varieties, France

Teint Frais

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

Originated in Brittany, France. Known since the late 1700s. Fruits have firm, fine, white flesh with an acid flavour.

Sources

Teint Frais (accession 1947 - 155), 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.