Reinette Sanguine du Rhin
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Believed to have originated somewhere on the Rhine. Described in about 1840. Fruits have fine, somewhat soft, greenish white flesh with a sweetish flavour.
Synonyms:
Bluthrothe Rheinische Reinette, Blutrote Reinische Reinette, Blutrote Rheinische Reinette, Blutrothe Rheinische Reinette, Renet Reinskii Krovavo-Krasnui, Sanguine du Rhin
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Oblong 2
Height
60.00 mm 2
Width
67.50 mm 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Green yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
low 2
Greasiness
Weak 2
Firmness
soft-medium 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Reinette Sanguine du Rhin
Flowering time
11th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register