Court Pendu Plat

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1613

Origin

France

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 19.0 °Bx
Titratable acidity: 8.88 g/L
Juice pH: 3.60
Fruit height: 47.9 mm
Fruit width: 64.6 mm

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Court Pendu Plat is a smallish, flat dessert apple with yellow flesh covered in dull red flush and russet. Known for its exceptionally late flowering habit, which enables it to escape early frosts, making it particularly valuable for cold climates and heavy clay soils. Of ancient origin, possibly dating to Roman times and documented since the sixteenth century.

Flavor & Texture

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Best Uses

fresh_eatingcookingbaking_piedryingjuicing

Lineage

Offspring

Brabant Bellefleur Reinette de Lucas Suntan Guelton Laxton's Rearguard Laxton's Royalty Old Fred Oxford Conquest Reinette de France Columnar apple tree -- Obelisk variety

Origin & History

Status: commercial
Origin type: chance seedling