Rochelle Reinette
AppleRochelle Reinette
Synonym: Reinette de la Rochelle
Origin/History
Not described in source.
Tree
Vigorous and productive.
Fruit
Size: Large.
Form: Roundish oblong conical.
Skin: Pale yellow with brownish blush in sun. Many large gray and red spots or dots.
Flesh: Whitish, rather coarse, tender, juicy. Flavor mild subacid.
Stem: Not described in source.
Cavity: Not described in source.
Calyx and Basin: Not described in source.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season
January.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
Not described in source.
Other
Referenced in American Pomology (Am. Pom.).
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
USDA Nomenclature (1905)
From W.H. Ragan, Nomenclature of the Apple, USDA Bulletin No. 56
Transactions Am. Pom. Society.
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)ROCHELLE REINETTE.
Reinette de la Rochelle.
Tree vigorous, productive.
Fruit large, roundish oblong conical, pale yellow, brownish blush in sun, many large gray and red spots or dots. Flesh whitish, rather coarse, tender, juicy, mild subacid. January. (Am. Pom.)