Reinette Coulon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by nurseryman Coulon, Liege, Belgium. First fruited in 1856. Fruits have firm, fine, crisp, yellowish white flesh with a sweet, little acid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Coulon, Coulon Reinette, Coulon Renette, Coulon's Reinette, Coulons Reinet, Coulons Reinette, Coulons Renette, Culon Reinette, Culons Reinette, Reinette Coulons
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession name
Reinette Coulon
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
13th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
Size
large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
very weak 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/washed out 1
Russet
low-medium 1
Greasiness
Weak 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
fine 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register