Reinette Superfine

Apple

Origin/History

Origin uncertain. Introduced by Transon Frères of Orleans in 1866.

Tree

Leaf long, greyish-green, down hanging, boldly curved serrate.

Fruit

Size: Medium, 2¼ by 2¼ inches

Form: Round, markedly conical, regular

Skin: Pale yellow, almost covered with red flush and faint stripes

Flesh: Pale yellow, firm, juicy, of pleasant flavour

Season

Till March

Uses

Culinary or dessert

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Other

An attractive fruit of some merit.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)

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REINETTE SUPERFINE. Culinary or dessert, till March, medium, 2¼ by 2¼, round, markedly conical, regular. Colour, pale yellow almost covered with red flush and faint stripes. Flesh, pale yellow, firm, juicy, of pleasant flavour. Leaf, long, greyish-green, down hanging, boldly curved serrate. Origin, uncertain; introduced by Transon Frères, of Orleans, in 1866. An attractive fruit of some merit.

— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)