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Reinette de Macon
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in France, probably Macon (Seine-et-Loire). First recorded in 1628. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Allman grarenett, Allman laderrenett, Carpentin, Carpentiner (March), Damason Reinette, Damason Renette, Double Reinette de Macon, Double Reinette de Mascon, Double-Reinette de Mascon, Laderrenett, Leder Reinette, Leder-Apfel, Leder-Reinette, Lederreinette, Rainette Double de Mazerus, Reinette Damason, Reinette Damson, Reinette de Damason, Reinette de Mascons, Reinette Double de Damason, Reinette Double de Maserus, Reinette von Damason, Renet Damason, Reneta Damazonska, Styryjskie slynne jablko skorzane
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Accession No.
1948 - 610
- Accession name
- Reinette de Macon
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
9th MayFull (80%) flowering 15th May90% petal fall
- Picking time
- Early October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Flat 1
- Height
- 62.33 mm 1
- Width
- 76.65 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- absent 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- very low 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled 1
- Russet
- high-very high 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- White 1

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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