Courpendu
Apple
Courpendu
Origin / History
A small apple imported from France.
Tree
Rigorous, spreading, handsome, and fruitful.
Fruit
Form and Size: Small, rather oblong, with deep furrows about the crown, which is a little diminished.
Stem: Long and deeply planted.
Skin: Dull red, dark towards the sun, with fawn-colored spots sunk in the skin.
Flesh and Flavor: Inclined to yellow, of a sprightly and agreeable taste. Somewhat resembles the Pearmain in appearance.
Season / Storage
Keeps well through the winter.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 99. COURPENDU.
This is a small apple imported from France: the form is rather oblong, with deep furrows about the crown, which is a little diminished: the stem is long and deeply planted: the skin is a dull red, dark towards the sun, with fawn coloured spots sunk in the skin; the flesh is inclined to yellow, of a sprightly and agreeable taste: it somewhat resembles the Pearmain in appearance, and keeps well through the winter: the tree is rigorous, spreading, handsome, and fruitful.