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Gaesdonker Gold Reinette

Apple

Gaesdonker Gold Reinette

Origin/History

A German dessert apple.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Below medium, oblate.

Skin: Golden yellow with a reddish cheek in sun, with some russet.

Calyx: Partially closed, with long, pointed segments.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish, fine, firm, juicy, rich aromatic subacid.

Season

December to March.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Other

Description sourced from Hogg.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Gaesdonker Gold Reinette. A German dessert Apple. Fruit below medium, oblate, golden yellow, reddish cheek in sun, and some russet. Calyx partially closed, with long, pointed segments. Flesh yellowish, fine, firm, juicy, rich aromatic subacid. December to March. (Hogg.)

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