Reinette Marbree
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the Netherlands. Described in 1760. Fruits have compact, firm, whitish flesh with a very sweet and perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
a Caracteres, Character, Character Apple, Character of Drap d' Or, Characterreinette, Charakter Reinette, Charakter-Reinette, Cimetiere, Concombre des Chartreux, de SaintJulien, Drap d'Or, Gestrichte Herbst-Reinette, Gestrickte Herbst Reinette, Gestrickte Reinette, Heilige Julian's Apfel, Julien, Karakter Reinette, Neetjes Apple, Netz Reinette, Pomme de Caractere, Pomme de Saint-Julien, Pomme de St. Julien, Reinette Brodee, Reinette Caractere, Reinette de Caractere, Reinette Drap d'Or, Reinette Filee, Reinette Valkenier, Saint Julian, Seigneur d'Orsay
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, rectangular, convex, asymmetric b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
dull yellow b
Over Colour
sometimes slightly flushed red b
Russet Type
covered with reticulated russet and dots b
Flesh Colour
whitish b
Skin Texture
rough b
Flesh Texture
compact, firm b
Flavour
very sweet, not much acid, perfumed b
Accession name
Reinette Marbree
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
absent a
Over Colour
n/a a
Over Colour (Pattern)
n/a a
Russet
medium-high a
Greasiness
Weak a
Firmness
firm a
Flesh Colour
Yellowish a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register