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Weidners Goldreinette

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1844 by Weidner, Gerasmuhle, near Nurnberg, Germany. Fruits have fine, tender, crisp, yellowish flesh with a rich, sweet, subacid flavour.

Synonyms:
Haffner's Gold Reinette, Haffner's Gold-Reinette, Haffner's Golden Reinette, Haffner's Goldreinette, Haffners Goldreinette, Reinette de Weidner, Reinette DorTe de Weidner, Reinette Weidner, Renet Zolotoi Vaidnera, Weidner's Gold Reinette, Weidner's Gold- Reinette, Weidner's Goldreinette, Weidner's Reinette, Weidners Reinette
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Orleans Reinette x Unknown
Shape
Flat 2
Size
large 2
Height
52.50mm 2
Width
72.00mm 2
Ribbing
absent 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2

Accession No.
1947 - 330

  

Accession name
Weidners Goldreinette
Flowering time  ›››
9th May10% flowering
14th MayFull (80%) flowering
20th May90% 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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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