Reinette Grise de Portugal
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Origin unknown but recorded in 1798. Fruits have very fine, fairly tender, greenish yellow flesh with a sweet, subacid, perfumed flavour.
Synonyms:
Graue Portugi sische Reinette, Graue Portugiesische Reinette, Portugal Grey Reinette, Portugie sische Lederreinette, Reinette d'Allemagne, Reinette de Portugal
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium-large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Truncate conical 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green 2
Russet
high-very high 2
Coarseness
very fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Reinette Grise de Portugal
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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