Reinette Triomphante

Apple

Reinette Triomphante

Origin/History

Reinette Triomphante is a German apple, also known historically as the Victorious Reinette. It is classed as an early winter variety.

Tree

The tree is of thrifty growth and is said to bear well (Downing).

Fruit

Size

Large.

Form

Roundish oblong (Elliott, Thomas). Downing describes it as oblong.

Stem

Not described in source.

Cavity

Not described in source.

Calyx

Not described in source.

Basin

Not described in source.

Skin

Pale yellow, thickly dotted with white specks and rough, projecting warts (Downing). Elliott describes the surface as having rough dots. Thomas notes pale yellow color but does not mention surface texture.

Flesh/Flavor

Flesh yellow, firm, and juicy, with a pleasant aromatic flavor (Downing). Elliott describes the flesh as firm and sub-acid. Thomas concurs on the pleasant, aromatic character. Quality rated Good (Downing).

Core/Seeds

Not described in source.

Season

December–January (Elliott). Classed as an early winter apple (Downing, Thomas).

Uses

Not described in source.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 3 period pomological works

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Reinette Triomphante.

Victorious Reinette.

A German early winter Apple.

Fruit large, oblong, pale yellow, thickly dotted with white specks and rough, projecting warts. Flesh yellow, firm, juicy, pleasant aromatic. Good. The tree is of thrifty growth, and is said to bear well.

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

Victorieuse Reinette.

Reinette Triomphante.

Foreign. Large, roundish oblong, pale yellow, rough dots ; flesh, firm, sub-acid. December, January.

— F.R. Elliott, The Western Fruit Book (1865)

Victorious Reinette. Large, roundish, oblong, pale yellow; pleasant, aromatic. Winter. German.

— John J. Thomas, The American Fruit Culturist (1903)

Victorieuse Reinette Victorious Reinette Summer Rose White Spanish Reinette Winter Gray Reinette