Dame Jeannette

Apple

Origin/History

Of French origin. Known also as Joannetten's Reinette.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Small to medium.

Form: Roundish, conical.

Skin: Yellowish, with a bronzed cheek in sun.

Stem: Slender.

Calyx: Large.

Flesh: White, veined with yellow; mild subacid, perfumed.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

December (Verg.)

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Dame Jeannette. Joannetten's Reinette. Of French origin. Fruit small to medium, roundish, conical, yellowish, with a bronzed cheek in sun. Stalk slender. Calyx large. Flesh white, veined with yellow, mild subacid, perfumed. December (Verg.)

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

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