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
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
52.50 mm b
Width
72.00 mm b
Ribbing
absent b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Crunch
crisp b
Coarseness
fine b
Flesh Colour
Yellowish b
Accession name
Weidners Goldreinette
Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
20th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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