Dutch Mignonne
syn. Belle Reinette de Caux, Casseler Reinette, Caux, Christ's Gold-Reinette, Christ's Golden Reinette, Contor, Copmanshorpe Crab, Copmanshorpe Russet, Copmansthorp Crab, Copmansthorpe Crab, Copmanthorp Crab, Copmanthorpe Crab, Copmanthorpe Russet, Craft Angry, Croft Angry, de Laak, Duitch Mignonne, Duitsch Mignonne, Duitsche Mignonne, Dutch Mignome, Dutch Minion, Dutsch Mignon, Grosse Casseler Reinette, Grosse-Reinette Rouge Tiquetee, Hollandische Goldreinette, Hollandischer Mignon, Mignonne de Hollande, Mignonne Hollandaise, Pater Noster Apfel, Paternoster, Paternoster Apfel, Paternoster Apple, Pomme de Laak, Pomme de Lack, Rawle's Reinette, Rawles Reinette, Reinette de Cassel, Reinette de Caux, Reinette de Holland, Reinette Doree, Reinette Doree de Hollande, Reinette Imperatrice, Reinette von Caux, Stettin Pippin, Stettiner Pepping, Thorpe Grabe, Vermillon d'Andalousie
Culinary / Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession
Thought to have been raised in The Netherlands. It was brought to England in about 1771 by Thomas Harvey of Catton, Norwich. It was introduced in about 1820 by George Lindley as Dutch Mignonne as its true name was not known. Fruits have firm, juicy flesh with slightly acid, little sweet, faint aromatic flavour.
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Picking time
- Early October
- Flowering
- 4th May (10%) · 9th May (full) · 15th May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
- Flavour
- sweet and subacid
- Ribbing
- not, or slightly ribbed
- Fruit size
- medium to large
- Fruit shape
- flat to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex
- Fruit width
- 70 mm
- Over colour
- stippled and striped red
- Russet type
- russet marks and dots
- Flesh colour
- white, tinged green
- Fruit height
- 50 mm
- Flesh texture
- firm
- Ground colour
- yellow
NFC characterisation
- Size
- large
- Type
- Culinary / Dessert
- Crown
- weak
- Shape
- Globose conical
- Russet
- low-medium
- Ribbing
- weak-medium
- Juiciness
- dry
- Greasiness
- Weak
- Over colour
- Orange
- Flesh colour
- Cream
- Ground colour
- Green yellow
- Over colour amount
- very low
- Over colour pattern
- striped/mottled
Source · National Fruit Collection
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