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Etlins Reinette
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.
Accession No.
1947 - 264
- Accession name
- Etlins Reinette
- Flowering time ›››
- 1st May10% flowering
6th MayFull (80%) flowering
11th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 1
- Height
- 58.79 mm 1
- Width
- 68.17 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- medium 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- washed out 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Greasiness
- Medium 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019