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 b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green b
Russet
high-very high b
Coarseness
very fine b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
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 a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register