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Graue Herbstrenette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in England or Europe. It was first described in 1670. Fruits have fine, soft flesh with a sweet, subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Deutsche Graue Reinette, Englische Graue Herbst Reinette, Englische Graue Herbstreinette, Englische Herbst Reinette, Grauapfel, Graue Herbst Reinette, Graue Herbst-Reinette, Graue Herbstreinette, Graue Reinette, Grind-Reinette, Grosse gelbe Reinette, Grosse graue Reinette, Grosse Reinette Grise Plate, Grosse-Reinette Grise Plate, Grune Grosse Gelbe Reinette, Grune Reinette, Herbst Rabau, Herbst Rabou, Leder Reinette, Lederapfel, Pelz-Reinette, Rabau, Rauhapfel, Reinette Grise d'Angleterre, Reinette Grise d'Automne, Reinette Grise d'Automne d'Angleterre, Reinette Grise Grosse d'Automne, Reinette Grise Plate, Renet seryi osennii, Reneta kozena podzimni, Renetta grigia d'autunno, Sommer Rabau
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1951 - 047
- Accession name
- Graue Herbstrenette
- Flowering time ›››
- 2nd May10% flowering
8th MayFull (80%) flowering 16th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large-very large 1
- Shape
- Flat globose 1
- Height
- 71.23 mm 1
- Width
- 81.58 mm 1
- Ribbing
- medium 1
- Crown
- weak 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- absent 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- mottled 1
- Russet
- very high 1
- Juiciness
- dry 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1

- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
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