FRÉQUIN AUDIÉVRE
Apple
FRÉQUIN AUDIÉVRE
Origin and History
A seedling raised by Monsieur Audiévre, treasurer of the Société d'Horticulture d'Yvetot, in 1868. Presumed to be a seedling of Petit-Friquin or Fréquin Rouge, but with greatly improved qualities over either parent variety.
Fruit Description
Size and Form: Very small fruit, flattened at the base but contracting rapidly toward the eye.
Skin: Pale yellow ground, almost entirely covered with red carmine. Frequently exhibits many fine white spots on the surface.
Eye (Calyx): Small and closed, set in a narrow cavity with sulcated (grooved) borders.
Stalk: Variable, generally very short, set obliquely in a small and shallow cavity.
Flesh: Yellowish white and firm.
Juice and Flavor: Sweet with a slightly bitter character, but possessing good perfume and flavor.
Cider-Making Properties and Chemical Composition
According to M. Hauchecorne, this variety "possesses the highest merit of the Frequin tribe. It contains all the elements for making a strong, pleasant, and healthy Cider." The juice exhibits very high color.
Analytical composition (per 1,000 parts):
- Alcoholisable sugar: 180
- Tannin: 5,509
- Mucilage: 12
- Acidity: 1,320
- Salts, etc.: 11,171
- Water: 790
- Specific gravity (density): 1.079
Source: Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)
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— Woolhope Naturalists Field Club, The Herefordshire Pomona (1885)8.—FRÉQUIN AUDIÉVRE.
A seedling raised by Monsieur Audiévre, treasurer of the Société d'Horticulture d'Yvetot, in 1868. It is thought to have been a seedling from Petit-Friquin, or Fréquin Rouge, with greatly improved qualities to either of these varieties.
Fruit: very small, flattened at the base, but contracting rapidly towards the eye. Skin: with a pale yellow ground, almost entirely covered with red carmine, and frequently with many fine white spots on the surface. Eye: small and closed, set in a narrow cavity with sulcated borders. Stalk: variable, generally very short, and set obliquely in a small and shallow cavity. Flesh: yellowish white, and firm. Juice: sweet, slightly bitter, but with good perfume and flavour.
"This valuable variety," says M. Hauchecorne, "possesses the highest merit of the Frequin tribe. It contains all the elements for making a strong, pleasant, and healthy Cider." The juice has a very high colour, and a density of 1,079. One thousand parts contain of alcoholisable sugar 180; tannin 5,509; mucilage 12; acidity 1,320; salts, &c. 11,171; and water 790.