Konig's Reinette

Apple

König's Reinette

Origin/History

Said to be of German origin. Characterized as a beautiful, long-keeping dessert apple.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size: Above medium.

Form: Roundish oblate, ribbed.

Skin: Lemon yellow with a rich red cheek.

Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish white, very fine, firm, and juicy; rich subacid flavor.

Stem, Cavity, Calyx, Basin, Core, and Seeds: Not described in source.

Season and Storage

Keeps from December to March.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Subtypes and Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Downing, Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)

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Konig's Reinette.

Reinette Doree. Reinette du Roi. Poyale. Winter Citronenapfel.

This is said to be a beautiful long-keeping dessert Apple, of German origin.

Fruit above medium, roundish oblate, ribbed, lemon yellow, with a rich red cheek. Flesh yellowish white, very fine, firm, and juicy, rich subacid. December to March. (Did.)

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

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