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Purpurroter Cousinot
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in either The Netherlands or Germany. Described in 1766. Fruits have firm, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, vinous flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Badener Reinette, Blutapfel, Buraczek, Carmoisinroter Kastanienapfel, Carmosinroter Kastanien Apfel, CervenT tvrde, Christkindapfel, Cousinette Rouge Pourpre, Cousinot Purpuriu, Cousinot Rouge d'Hiver, Cousinotte Rouge d'Hiver, Cousinotte Rouge Pourpre, Cousinotte Rouge Pourpre d'Hiver, Cousinotte Rouge-Pourpre, Cousinotte Rouge-Pourpre d'Hiver, Coussinot Pourpre, Doxener rote Reinette, Doxener Rothe Reinette, Eisen Apfel, Eisenapfel, Englische Buschel Reinette, Englische Buschel-Reinette, Englische Buschelreinette, Englische Buschreinette, Gemeine Reinette, Gestreifter Knacker, Gestreifter Weinling, Grosser Kollerapfel, Grosser Roter Pilgrim, Grosser Rother Pilgrim, Heusher, Jablko cervene tvrde, Jaegerapfel, Jagd Apfel, Jagdapfel, Jaogerapfel, Jerusalemsaeble, Jerusalemsoeble, Jungfernapfel, Koller Apfel, Kollerapfel, Krvous, Kuxino Purpurovoe, Kuzynek, Mela di Cuccina rosso porporo, Petite-Cousinotte d'Hiver, Preciosa, Pretiosa, Purpurrod Cousinot, Purpurroter Winter Cousinot, Reinette Rouge, Rhoner, Roode Shager, Roode Zoete, Rote Reinette, Rote Renette, Roter, Roter Henscher, Roter Taffet Apfel, Roter Taffetapfel, Rother Heuscher, Rother Reinette, Rother Taffet, Rother Taffetapfel, Taffetas Rouge, Tvrde Cerven, Veralma, Weinachtsapfel, Winter Cousinot
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1958 - 064
- Accession name
- Purpurroter Cousinot
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- medium 1
- Shape
- Oblong 1
- Height
- 62.09 mm 1
- Width
- 66.78 mm 1
- Ribbing
- very weak 1
- Crown
- absent 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Red 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium-high 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped 1
- Russet
- low-medium 1
- Coarseness
- coarse 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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