Reinette Thouin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in the garden of M. Gillet de Laumont, Beaumont, near Montmorency, France and named after Andre Thouin. First fruited in 1822. Fruits have firm, crisp, coarse, greenish white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Bonne Thouin, Renet Tuen, Thouin's Reinette, Thouins Reinette
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Height
51.00 mm 2
Width
57.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Russet
low-medium 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
firm 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
coarse 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Reinette Thouin
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register