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Fameuse
An old Canadian variety. Bright red, sweet, juicy, soft textured fruit.
Origin: Canada, 1730
Pollination: Fameuse is self-sterile and would require a pollinator to produce a crop. Pollination partners
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History and description of Fameuse
Probably raised by early French Canadian settlers who brought the seed from France and planted it at Chimney Point, near Lake Champlain between Vermont and New York State c1730. Once widely grown, especially around Montreal.Medium-sized fruit. Flat-round shape, distinctly flattened at base and apex. Very pale greenish white background skin colour almost completely flushed bright blood red. Very white flesh, sometimes tinged red beneath the skin. Rather soft, fine-textured, juicy and very sweet with a vinous flavour similar to McIntosh Red.
A tree of moderate vigour. Very hardy. Heavy cropper tending to overcrop and produce small fruit.
Characteristics of Fameuse apple trees
| Use | Dessert |
| Colour | Red |
| Flavour | Sweet |
| Fruit size | Small |
| Picking time | Late Sep/Early Oct |
| Season of use | Oct-Dec |
| Tree vigour | Moderate |
| Tree habit | Upright-spreading |
| Fruit-bearing | Spur-bearer |
| Cropping | Heavy |
| Disease resistance | Scab - Very susceptible |
| Suitable for | Hardy |
| Special features | Good for Cider |
| Pollination date | 7 |
| Pollination group | B |
| Self-fertility | Self-sterile |
| Pollinators | Pollination partners |
| Progeny | Early Red Bird |
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