Grey Reinette

Apple

Origin/History An old French apple, historically known as Reinette Grise Extra, Reinette Grise, Belle Fille, Reinette Grise d'Hiver, and Prager.

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Form and Size: Medium, roundish.

Skin: Yellowish green, with brownish red in sun.

Flesh: Yellow, firm, crisp, brisk subacid.

Season and Storage November to February.

Uses Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.

Other Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Grey Reinette. Reinette Grise Extra. Reinette Grise. Belle Fille. Reinette Grise d'Hiver. Prager. An old French Apple. Fruit medium, roundish, yellowish green, with brownish red in sun. Flesh yellow, firm, crisp, brisk subacid. November, February. (Hogg.)

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

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