Fenouillet Rouge

Apple

Fenouillet Rouge

Origin/History

A foreign (European) variety. Known under the alternate names Bardin and Court-pendu Gris (Downing).

Tree

Not described in sources.

Fruit

Size: Small.

Form: Roundish.

Stem: Not described in sources.

Cavity: Not described in sources.

Calyx: Not described in sources.

Basin: Not described in sources.

Skin: Rough. Downing describes the color as grayish with dark brownish red; Thomas describes it simply as brownish-red.

Flesh/Flavor: Firm (both sources). Downing adds: sugary. Quality rated Good (Downing).

Core/Seeds: Not described in sources.

Season

Downing gives October through January. Thomas gives Autumn.

Uses

Not described in sources.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in sources.

Other

Not described in sources.

Book Sources

Described in 2 period pomological works

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Fenouillet Rouge. Bardin. Court-pendu Gris. Fruit small, roundish. Skin rough, grayish, with dark brownish red. Flesh firm, sugary. Good. October, January.

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

Fenouillet Rouge. Small, roundish, rough, brownish-red; firm. Autumn. Foreign.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

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