Canterbury Reinette
AppleCanterbury Reinette
Origin / History
Not described in source.
Tree
Tree moderately vigorous.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oblate, conical.
Stem: Stalk long.
Cavity: Deep.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Greenish-yellow.
Dots: Not described in source.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh white, coarse, juicy, sharp, acid.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Downing's entry cites the Pomological Magazine's "Alb. Pom." (Albany Pomological) as its authority for the description.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Canterbury Reinette.
Reinette de Cantorbery.
Tree moderately vigorous.
Fruit large, roundish oblate, conical, greenish-yellow. Stalk long. Cavity deep. Calyx closed. Flesh white, coarse, juicy, sharp, acid, January to March. (Alb. Pom.)