Reinette d'Anjou
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to be of either Belgian or German origin. First mentioned in 1817. Fruits have firm, fine, creamy white flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet, slightly aromatic flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to flat, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
54-65 mm b
Fruit Width
63-74 mm b
Ribbing
occasionally slightly ribbed at eye b
Ground Colour
yellowish green b
Over Colour
flushed brownish red and red stripes b
Russet Type
russet dots, russet at base, sometimes on body b
Flesh Colour
creamy white, green core line b
Skin Texture
slightly tacky b
Flesh Texture
firm, tender, fine b
Flavour
subacid, slightly sweet, slightly aromatic b
Accession name
Reinette d'Anjou
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
11th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Truncate conical a
Height
69.26 mm a
Width
74.61 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak-medium a
Ground Colour
Green yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
low-medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
firm a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register