Ananas de Liege
AppleAnanas de Liege
Origin/History
Originated in Belgium.
Tree
Moderately vigorous. Shoots long, jointed, dark-reddish.
Fruit
Size and Form: Large, conical, truncated.
Skin: Greenish, with patches of brown or brownish russet.
Stem: Short.
Cavity: Large and deep.
Calyx: Large.
Basin: Deep, abrupt.
Flesh: White, half-fine, firm, a little dry, subacid.
Season
January, February.
Uses
Cooking.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America, 1900 (Verg.)
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Ananas de Liege.
Calville Ananas de Liege. Lutticher Ananas Calville.
Originated in Belgium. Tree moderately vigorous, with long, jointed, dark-reddish shoots.
Fruit large, conical, truncated, greenish, with patches of brown or brownish russet. Calyx large. Basin deep, abrupt. Stalk short. Cavity large and deep. Flesh white, half-fine, firm, a little dry, subacid. Cooking. January, February. (Verg.)