Fenouillet Gris
AppleFenouillet Gris
Origin/History
Foreign variety (Downing; Elliott; Thomas), of French origin. Recorded in the USDA apple clone survey under accession 136591, received from France in 1940 (Fisher).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Small, roundish.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Light russet on a yellow ground (Downing); russet on yellow (Elliott); yellow and russet (Thomas).
Flesh/Flavor: Flesh firm. Downing describes the flavor as "saccharine, perfumed" and rates the fruit "Good." Thomas describes it as "rich, perfumed." Elliott, in contrast, characterizes the flesh as "acid."
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Winter; December to February (Downing).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Listed in the USDA ARS Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (Fisher, 1963) as accession number 136591, originating from France in 1940.
Book Sources
Described in 4 period pomological works
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
- Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)
- Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865) — listed as Fennouillet Gris
- Fisher, A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963) — listed as Fenovillet Gris
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
View original book sources (4)
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Fenouillet Gris. Fruit small, roundish. Skin light russet on yellow ground. Flesh firm, with a saccharine, perfumed flavor. Good. December to February.
— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)Fennouillet Gris. Pomme d'Anis, | Caraway Russet. Foreign. Small, roundish, russet on yellow ; flesh, firm, acid.
— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)Fenouillet Gris. Small, roundish, yellow and russet; firm, rich, perfumed. Winter. Foreign.
— H.H. Fisher (USDA ARS), A Survey of Apple Clones in the United States (1963)Fenovillet Gris 136591 France 1940