Fenouillet Jaune
Apple
Origin & History
A French apple. Downing notes it "has not proved of much value" in America.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Round to roundish, with the ends not much sunk (Coxe).
Stem: Short (Coxe).
Skin: Rough, covered in russet. Coxe describes the color as "a yellowish fawn coloured russet," while Downing describes it as a "yellow gray russet network."
Flesh: Coxe describes the flesh as "of a yellow cast, tender, sprightly, and pleasant." Downing describes it as "white, firm," with an "aromatic flavor." The disagreement on both color (yellow vs. white) and texture (tender vs. firm) is notable. Downing rates the quality as "Good."
Season & Keeping
Coxe states it ripens in November and keeps well. Downing gives a broader season of October to March, consistent with Coxe's note on good keeping quality.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
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— William Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817)NO. 60. FENOUILLET JAUNE, OR YELLOW FENOUILLET.
This is a small apple, the form is round, the stem short, the ends not much sunk—the skin is rough, a yellowish fawn coloured russet; the flesh of a yellow cast, tender, sprightly, and pleasant—it ripens in November and keeps well.
— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Fenouillet Jaune.
Embroidered Pippin. Drap d'Or. Pomme de Caractere.
A French fruit, which has not proved of much value here.
Fruit small, roundish, yellow gray russet network. Flesh white, firm, aromatic flavor. Good. October to March.