Menonisten Reinette

Apple

Menonisten Reinette

Also known as Reinette des Menonites

Origin/History

German dessert apple.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish oblate.

Skin: Yellow with some russet; a flush of red in the sun.

Flesh and Flavor: Fine, firm, juicy, aromatic, brisk subacid.

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

Season

November through February.

Uses

Dessert apple.

Subtypes/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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Menonisten Reinette. Reinette des Menonites. A German dessert Apple. Fruit medium, roundish oblate, yellow, some russet, and a flush of red in the sun. Flesh fine, firm, juicy, aromatic, brisk subacid. November, February.

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

Reinette des Menonites