Court Pendu Plat

Apple variety: Court Pendu Plat (England, 1613)

Photo - Trees of Antiquity (with permission)

Available from:
Trees of Antiquity
Vintage Virginia Apples

Notes:
Fruit: size medium, W62 x L44-50 mm; shape flat, rectangular, convex, not ribbed; skin yellow blush dull red with some russet; flesh firm, crisp, yellowish white; flavor sweet, rich, perfumed. Ripens in November or December depending on location. Excellent dessert apple. Pick late. Keeps until April. Small, hardy, upright tree, precocious yielding, scab resistant, suitable for heavy soils. Very late flowering ("Wise Apple"). Good for late frost prone locations. Add. LIT.CIT. 1992-93 H. Apple. Tsolum River Fruit Trees Catalogue. p 16

[Source: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN). [Online Database] National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Available: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/acc/display.pl?1132349 (09 December 2006) ]