OSNABEUCKER REINETTE

Apple

Origin/History A foreign variety (period variant names: Reinette d'Osnabruck, Gran Osnabrucker Reinette). Early 20th-century sources describe it as "not apparently of much value."

Tree Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Small, roundish.

Color and Surface: Rich yellow ground, somewhat russeted. Red cheek developing in sun-exposed areas.

Stem: Long and slender.

Calyx: Large.

Flesh and Flavor: White, fine-grained, juicy, and perfumed. Quality rated very good.

Season December to February (storage months).

Uses Not described in source.

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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OSNABEUCKER REINETTE. Reinette d'Osnabruck. Gran Osnabrucker Reinette. A foreign variety, not apparently of much value. Fruit small, roundish, rich yellow ground, somewhat russeted, with a red cheek in sun. Stalk long, slender. Calyx large. Flesh white, fine, juicy, perfumed. Very good. December, February.

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

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