Potainoe
ApplePotainoe
Origin/History
Russia. Appears closely related to Yellow Transparent type. Documented in N.E. Hansen's A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902), catalog number 106 M.
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size and Form: Above medium to large, very regular, round, oblate, truncated.
Skin: Clear waxen yellow becoming white.
Lenticels (Dots): Large, numerous, areolar, consisting of minute russet centers with large white bases.
Cavity: Regular, wide, much russeted.
Stem: Short, stout.
Basin: Wide, shallow, regular, with prominences around the eye.
Calyx: Closed; segments large, long.
Core: Closed; tube wide, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal.
Flesh: Yellowish, fine grained, firm, juicy.
Flavor: Good.
Season
August.
Uses
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— N.E. Hansen, A Study of Northwestern Apples (1902)Potainoe (No. 106 M)—Origin, Russia, appears closely related to Yellow Transparent type—Fruit above medium to large, very regular, round, oblate, truncated; surface clear waxen yellow becoming white; dots large, numerous, areolar, consisting of minute russet centers with large white bases; cavity regular, wide, much russeted; stem short, stout; basin wide, shallow, regular, with prominences around the eye; calyx closed, segments large, long. Core closed; tube wide, funnel-shaped; stamens marginal; flesh yellowish, fine grained, firm, juicy, good. August.