Reinette Sanguine du Rhin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have originated somewhere on the Rhine. Described in about 1840. Fruits have fine, somewhat soft, greenish white flesh with a sweetish flavour.
Synonyms:
Bluthrothe Rheinische Reinette, Blutrote Reinische Reinette, Blutrote Rheinische Reinette, Blutrothe Rheinische Reinette, Renet Reinskii Krovavo-Krasnui, Sanguine du Rhin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
60.00 mm b
Width
67.50 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft-medium b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Reinette Sanguine du Rhin
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register