Summer Reinette
AppleSummer Reinette
Origin/History
A beautiful German Apple. (Diel)
Tree
Not described in source.
Fruit
Form & Size: Very large, roundish oblate.
Skin: Oily; clear yellow, faintly washed with clear bright red.
Cavity: Russeted.
Stalk: Very short.
Calyx: Half open.
Flesh & Flavor: White, fine, juicy, vinous, sweet, aromatic.
Season
September, October.
Uses
Not described in source.
Subtypes/Variants
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)Summer Reinette. Weisse Wack's Reinette. Weisse Sommer Reinette. Reinette d'Été Blanche. A beautiful German Apple. Fruit very large, roundish oblate. Skin oily. Color clear yellow, faintly washed with clear bright red. Calyx half open. Stalk very short. Cavity russeted. Flesh white, fine, juicy, vinous, sweet, aromatic. September, October. (Diel.)