Tardive de Joncret
AppleTardive de Joncret
Origin and History
Originated in Belgium.
Tree
Vigorous and very productive.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium to large, roundish conical truncated, ribbed.
Color: Golden yellow with bright red on the sun side. Dots and splashes of gray.
Stem: Stalk short.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Deep.
Flesh and Flavor: White, tender, sweet subacid.
Season
December to February (storage/keeping period).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Tardive de Joncret.
Originated in Belgium. Tree vigorous, very productive.
Fruit medium to large, roundish conical truncated, ribbed, golden yellow, with bright red on the sun side. Dots and splashes of gray. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Basin deep. Flesh white, tender, sweet subacid. December, February. (An. Pom.)