Reinette Dorb

Apple

Origin/History

Of French origin.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Size and Form: Medium, roundish.

Skin: Pale yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun. Nettings of russet and large brown dots present.

Stem: Short.

Calyx: Closed.

Flesh: Whitish, not very juicy, firm, subacid. Flavor described as good.

Core: Small.

Season

October, November.

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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Reinette Dorb.

Reinette Jaune Sardive. Reinette Rousse.

Of French origin.

Fruit medium, roundish, pale yellow, with a tinge of red in the sun, nettings of russet, and large brown dots. Stalk short. Calyx closed. Flesh whitish, not very juicy, firm, subacid. Good. Core small. October, November.

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

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