Etlins Reinette
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originally found on the Landenberg estate of pomologist Etlin, in Germany. It was new in 1866. Fruits have fine, crisp flesh with a sweet, slightly subacid, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Etlin's Reinette, Ettlin's Reinette, Reinette d'Etlin, Reinette Ettlin's
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
54 mm b
Fruit Width
62 mm b
Ribbing
slightly ribbed on body b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
flushed faint crimson b
Russet Type
thin russet b
Flesh Colour
yellowish white b
Flesh Texture
fine, crisp, tender b
Flavour
sweet, slightly subacid, aromatic b
Accession name
Etlins Reinette
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
11th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
58.79 mm a
Width
68.17 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
very low a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register