Fenouillet Jaune
Apple
Fenouillet Jaune
Origin/History
A French fruit (Downing). According to Downing, it has not proved of much value in America.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Small.
Form: Round (Coxe); roundish (Downing).
Stem: Short (Coxe).
Cavity: The ends are not much sunk (Coxe).
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not much sunk (Coxe).
Skin: Rough, a yellowish fawn coloured russet (Coxe). Downing describes the surface as yellow gray russet network, indicating a russeted netting pattern over the surface.
Flesh/Flavor: Sources conflict. Coxe describes the flesh as being of a yellow cast, tender, sprightly, and pleasant. Downing describes the flesh as white and firm, with an aromatic flavor, and rates it Good.
Core/Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Ripens in November and keeps well (Coxe). Downing gives the season as October to March, suggesting harvest can begin in October with good storage through March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 2 period pomological works
- Coxe, A View of the Cultivation of Fruit Trees (1817) — listed as Fenouillet Jaune, Or Yellow Fenouillet
- Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
View original book sources (2)
— 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.