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Reinette a la Reine
Culinary apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Flat 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 65.00mm 2
- Width
- 82.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- medium 2
- Ground Colour
- Yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Russet
- low 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- White 2
Accession No.
1948 - 598
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Belgium. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with an acid flavour.
- Accession name
- Reinette a la Reine
- Flowering time ›››
- 6th May10% flowering
11th MayFull (80%) flowering
19th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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