Reinette de Bayeux
Apple
USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Reinette de Bayeux
Origin/History
A Belgian apple of unknown origin.
Tree
Vigorous and productive. No other characteristics described in source.
Fruit
Size: Large
Form: Roundish, slightly conical
Skin: Golden yellow, shaded with red around the stalk, with scattered red dots
Stem: Short
Cavity: Large
Calyx: Half closed
Basin: Not described in source
Flesh: White, half tender
Flavor: Sharp subacid
Seeds/Core: Not described in source
Season
December to January
Uses
Not described in source
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source
Source: A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900), cited as American Pomology (An. Pom.)
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Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Reinette de Bayeux.
A Belgian Apple of unknown origin. Tree vigorous and productive.
Fruit large, roundish, slightly conical, golden yellow, shaded with red around the stalk, and with scattered red dots. Stalk short. Cavity large. Calyx half closed. Flesh white, half tender, sharp subacid, December to January. (An. Pom.)