Middlebourg Reinette
AppleMiddlebourg Reinette
Origin and History
A new variety originating in Holland. Also known as Reinette de Middlebourg (French).
Tree
Upright growth habit; productive bearer.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; roundish oblong.
Skin: Greenish yellow with many grayish spots.
Stem: Short.
Calyx: Small, half closed.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Flesh and Flavor: Yellowish white, fine, firm, rather dry, subacid.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
December to March.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes and Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), marked "(Ver.)"
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Middlebourg Reinette. Reinette de Middlebourg. A new variety, originating in Holland. Tree upright, productive, Fruit medium, roundish oblong, greenish yellow, with many grayish spots. Calyx small, half closed. Stalk short. Flesh yellowish white, fine, firm, rather dry, subacid. December to March. (Ver.)