Apple tree - Common thread

Red Thread Apple Tree (Malus domestica 'Red Thread')

An old and hardy French variety, the Fil Rouge is an autumn apple highly prized for its sweet flavor and beautiful color. A local variety with an evocative name!

🍎 Fruit description

A medium-sized apple, round and slightly elongated in shape. The skin is smooth, thin, and greenish-yellow with bright red streaks, forming characteristic lines like red threads, hence its name. The flesh is white, fine-grained, crisp, very juicy, and fragrant. It has a well-balanced sweet-tart flavor with pleasant and refreshing aromas.

🥧 Usage

An excellent eating apple, ideal for fresh juice thanks to its very juicy and fragrant flesh. Perfect for quality cider where it brings freshness and aroma. Also suitable for tarts, compotes, and fruit salads. A versatile fruit appreciated for its versatility.

📅 Harvest

September to October. Harvesting takes place when the fruit detaches easily from the tree. The harvest is generally regular and abundant.

🏺 Conservation

Keeps well for 2 to 3 months in a cool, well-ventilated cellar. Best enjoyed from October to December. The apple retains its freshness and crispness well.

🐝 Pollination

Self-sterile variety requiring a pollinator. Good pollinators: Reine des Reinettes, Belle de Boskoop, Jacques Lebel, Reinette Clochard. Mid-season flowering. Good productivity.

🛡️ Disease resistance

Good overall disease resistance. Adequate scab resistance. Hardy and vigorous variety, well-suited to cool, damp climates. Adapts well to the conditions of western France.

📖 History

An old French variety whose exact origin remains uncertain. Traditionally cultivated in western France, particularly in Brittany and Normandy. Its name comes from the characteristic red streaks that run like threads across its skin. A local variety prized for its hardiness.

🌱 Cultivation characteristics

A tree with a spreading, upright habit. It bears fruit fairly quickly and produces a regular, abundant crop. It adapts to all types of well-drained soil. Prefers a sunny to partially shaded location. An easy-to-grow variety recommended for home orchards.