Hoya Golden Reinette
AppleHoya Golden Reinette
Origin & History
German origin.
Tree
Strong, vigorous growth with a spreading habit. An early and abundant bearer.
Fruit
Size & Form: Medium; oblate and regular.
Skin: Golden yellow, shaded with dark red, faintly striped and splashed with light red, and sprinkled with a few light and gray dots.
Stem: Short and small.
Cavity: Large with slight russet.
Calyx: Closed.
Basin: Medium.
Flesh & Flavor: Yellowish, half fine texture, juicy, tender, subacid. Quality: good.
Core: Small.
Season
November to March (harvest through storage).
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes & Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Alternate names: Hoyasche Gold Reinette; Reinette de Hoya
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1900)
- Central Experimental Farm , Dominion Department of Agriculture, Agassiz, British Columbia (under test; Bulletin No. 3, Second Series) — 1900
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Hoya Golden Reinette.
Hoyasche Gold Reinette. Reinette de Hoya.
Of German origin. Tree strong, vigorous, spreading; an early and abundant bearer.
Fruit medium, oblate, regular; skin golden yellow, shaded with dark red, faintly striped and splashed with light red, and sprinkled with a few light and gray dots; stalk short, small; cavity large, slight russet; calyx closed; basin medium; flesh yellowish, half fine, juicy, tender, subacid; good; core small. November, March.