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Gold Reinette

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Its origin is unknown but is thought to probably be continental Europe. It has been known in England since the mid 1600s. Fruits have crisp, yellow flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
30th April (10%) · 5th May (full) · 13th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
small
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Flat globose
Crunch
crumbly
Russet
low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Juiciness
dry
Over colour
Pink
Flesh colour
Cream
Ground colour
Yellow
Over colour amount
very low
Over colour pattern
washed out

Source · National Fruit Collection

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