HEUSGEN'S GOLDEN REINETTE

Apple

Origin and History

Raised by Pastor Henzen and named after the pomologist Heusgen. Also known as Reinette dorée de Heusgen (French) and Peter Heusgen's Gold Reinette (German). Introduced about 1877. Described as a valuable addition to late dessert sorts.

Tree

Growth habit compact and upright. Remarkably fertile. Leaves rather narrow, little upfolded, grey-green, broadly serrate.

Fruit

Size: Medium, 2½ by 2 inches.

Form: Round, conical, often rather flat.

Skin: Golden-yellow with bright crimson flush and faint stripes.

Stem and Cavity: Stem very stout, set in a wide, deep, russet cavity.

Calyx: Not described in source.

Eye and Basin: Eye closed or slightly open, set in a shallow, ribbed basin.

Flesh and Flavor: Firm, yellow, very juicy, with a nice flavor.

Core and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

March to April.

Uses

Dessert.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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HEUSGEN'S GOLDEN REINETTE. F., Reinette dorée de Heusgen; G., Peter Heusgen's Gold Reinette. Dessert, March to April, medium, 2½ by 2, round, conical, often rather flat. Colour, golden-yellow with bright crimson flush and faint stripes. Flesh, firm, yellow, very juicy, nice flavour. Eye, closed, or slightly open, in a shallow ribbed basin. Stem, very stout in a wide, deep russet cavity. Growth, compact, upright; remarkably fertile. Leaf, rather narrow, little upfolded, grey-green, broadly serrate. Origin, raised by the Pastor Henzen, and named after the pomologist Heusgen. Introduced about 1877. A valuable addition to late dessert sorts.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

Peter Heusgen's Gold Reinette Reinette dorée de Heusgen