Reinette van Ekenstein

Dessert apple

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in about 1830 by Jhr. Albarda van Ekenstein, Appingedam, Netherlands. Fruits have firm, yellowish flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Fruit Size
medium to large ^b

Fruit Shape
usually flat, rectangular, convex ^b

Ribbing
ribbed ^b

Ground Colour
yellow ^b

Flesh Colour
yellowish ^b

Skin Texture
thin, tough ^b

Flesh Texture
firm ^b

Flavour
sweet, subacid ^b

Accession No.
1949 - 180   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Reinette van Ekenstein

Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid September ^a

Size
medium-large ^a

Type
Dessert ^a

Shape
Oblong conical ^a

Ribbing
weak-medium ^a

Crown
very weak ^a

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^a

Over Colour (Amount)
very low ^a

Over Colour
Orange ^a

Over Colour (Pattern)
washed out ^a

Russet
low ^a

Firmness
soft-medium ^a

Flesh Colour
Cream ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register