Crede's Quittenreinette

Apple

Crede's Quittenreinette

Origin/History A German variety.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium size, roundish.

Skin: Lemon yellow with starlike russety dots.

Flesh and Flavor: White, very fine and juicy, sugary, vinous, quince flavor.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season December to March.

Tree Not described in source.

Uses Not described in source.

Other Alternate name recorded as "Credo's Gutten Reinette." Description sourced from Hogg.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Crede's Quittenreinette. Credo's Gutten Reinette. A German variety of medium size, roundish, lemon yellow with starlike russety dots. Flesh white, very fine and juicy, sugary, vinous, quince flavor. December to March. (Hogg.)

— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

Credo's Gutten Reinette