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Landsberger Reinette

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1840 by Councillor Burchardt, Landsberg/Warthe, Brandenburg, Germany. It was awarded a First Class Certificate from the RHS in 1882. Fruits have soft, fine-textured very juicy flesh with a sweet and refreshing flavour.

Synonyms:
Landsberg, Landsberger, Landsberger Reinet, Landsberger Renette, Landsbergerrenett, Landsberska, Landsberska Reneta, Landsburg, Landsburger Reinette, Lansberger Reinette, Reinette de Landsberg, Reinette de Lansberg, Reinette Landsberger, Reinette Lansberger, Renet landsbergskii, Reneta Gorzawska, Reneta Landsbergera, Reneta Landsberska, Surprise
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Minister von Hammerstein
Shape
Oblong 2
Size
medium-large 2
Height
61.00mm 2
Width
72.00mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Orange 2
Russet
very low 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
White 2

Accession No.
2000 - 057

  

Accession name
Landsberger Reinette
Flowering time  ›››
4th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering
16th May90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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