Reinette de Hongrie
AppleReinette de Hongrie
Origin / History
An old Apple, described by Lindley. The description is reproduced in A.J. Downing's The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900).
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Size: Medium.
Form: Roundish oblate.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx: Not described in source.
Basin: Not described in source.
Skin: Rough gray russet, with faint orange in the sun.
Dots: Numerous warty specks.
Flesh and flavor: Flesh greenish white, firm, crisp, aromatic.
Core and seeds: Not described in source.
Season
Lindley gives the season as November to April.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes / Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Not described in source.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Reinette de Hongrie.
An old Apple, described by Lindley as:
Fruit medium, roundish oblate, rough gray russet, with faint orange in the sun, numerous warty specks. Flesh greenish white, firm, crisp, aromatic. November to April.