Chantecler apple
Chantecler is a very attractive French apple, with a golden yellow skin and often a light orange flush.
The flesh has a fine light texture, and is quite soft. The flavour is mild, basically sweet, but with some acidity.
The apples are quite large, and ripen late in the season. They keep well.
Chantecler is grown commercially in France and is often available in supermarkets.
USDA identification images for Chantecler
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Parents and other ancestors of this variety
- Golden Delicious (parent)
- Reinette Clochard (parent)
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Tree register
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1958
- Developed by: INRA - Angers
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1999-061
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Period of origin: 1950 - 1999
- Flower colour: Pink - light
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Large
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sweeter
- Cooking result: Keeps shape
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: mid-October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Average
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Vigour: Slightly large
- Precocity: Precocious
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Cool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)
- Summer average maximum temperatures: Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
- Canker: Some susceptibility
- Fire blight: Some susceptibility
Where to buy fresh fruit
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