Boutigne
AppleBoutigne
Origin/History
Of Belgic origin.
Tree
Vigorous and upright habit. Shoots large, reddish-brown, downy at the end.
Fruit
Size and Form: Rather large, oblong conical.
Skin: Yellow, washed over with carmine red, and marbled with spots of gray and black.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, firm, very juicy, sugary.
Core and Seeds: Core long, irregular.
Cavity, Calyx, Basin, and Stem: Not described in source.
Season
November to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900); Albany Pomological Society notation.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Boutigne.
De Boutigne.
Of Belgic origin. Tree vigorous, upright, with large reddish-brown shoots, downy at the end.
Fruit rather large, oblong conical, yellow, washed over with carmine red, and marbled with spots of gray and black. Flesh yellowish, firm, very juicy, sugary. Core long, irregular. November to March. (Alb. Pom.)