Reinette de Lucas
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have been raised in Belgium by de Jonghe. Recorded in 1872. Fruits have firm, crisp, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid and slightly sweet flavour.
Synonyms:
Lucas' Reinette, Lucas's Reinette, Reinette Lucas
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
small to medium b
Fruit Shape
flat to sometimes intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
38-46 mm b
Fruit Width
47-55 mm b
Ribbing
sometimes slightly ribbed at eye and on body b
Ground Colour
yellow b
Over Colour
almost covered deep red flush, some streaks b
Russet Type
russet dots, russet on base b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, green core b
Skin Texture
slightly greasy, very tough b
Flesh Texture
firm, crisp, fine b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet b
Accession name
Reinette de Lucas
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
medium a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Flat globose a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft-medium a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register