Reinette de Geer
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Van Mons, Belgium and named after Baron de Geer. First fruited in 1815. Fruits have fine, compact, crisp, yellowish flesh with a sweet, subacid, aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Degeer's Reinette, Degeers Reinette
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Ribbing
weak-medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Pink 2
Russet
low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Reinette de Geer
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register