A modern French apple derived from Golden Delicious but with better disease resistance.
USDA identification images for Charden
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
- Reinette Clochard (parent)
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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- Parentage: Golden Delicious x Reinette Clochard
- Originates from: France
- Introduced: 1970s
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1971-025
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Green
Using
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Heavy
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Flavour style (apples): Honeyed
Growing
- Flowering group: 4
- Pollinating others: Poor
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Precocity: Precocious
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Climate suitability: Warm climates
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Average
Where to buy fresh fruit
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