- Latin name
- Malus domestica
- Family
- Rose family (Rosaceae)
- Origin
- the scent is created in the laboratory
- Parts used
- flowers (as the reference for the scent)
- Raw materials
- delicate floral accords
- Extraction
- synthesis
- Olfactory group
- floral, fruity
- Position in the pyramid
- heart
- Synthetic substitutes
- floral bases, fruity esters (traces)
Apple blossom is the white, pink-tinged flowers that cover apple orchards in May. Their scent is tender and light, so in perfume apple blossom is recreated as an accord — fresh, transparent and a little fruity.
How it smells: fresh, tender and slightly sweet: translucent petals, a light honeyed and green shade, a distant hint of ripe apples. Apple blossom sounds bright, romantic and clean as spring.
Unlike juicy apple notes, here floral molecules lead and the fruitiness is only just discernible. This makes the note delicate and airy — the image of a spring orchard rather than a basket of fruit.
What it pairs with: with cherry blossom and peony — tender spring bouquets, with pear and green apple — fresh fruity florals, with lily of the valley — transparent floral compositions, with honey — warm floral sweetness, with musk — a clean, tender base.
Good to know: apple trees bloom only briefly — just a few days — and the coming harvest depends on whether the bees manage to pollinate them in time.
