Werder's Golden Reinette
AppleWerder's Golden Reinette
Origin/History
Raised at Werder, near Potsdam, Germany. Originally known as Werdersche Wachs Reinette (German variant). The variety is probably not the fruit figured in Flore et Pomologie 1882, plate 73. Described as resembling a small Blenheim Orange.
Tree
Growth vigorous and fertile. Leaves moderately large, little upfolded, held up, with crenate margins.
Fruit
Size and Form: Medium; 2½ by 2¼ inches. Round, very regular, flat outline.
Skin: Golden-yellow ground, striped with crimson.
Stem: Very short and stout, set in a wide fairly deep cavity.
Eye: Open, sepals reflexed, set in a flat, shallow basin.
Flesh: Firm, yellowish, sweet and well flavoured.
Core and Seeds: Not described in source.
Season and Storage
Dessert apple. Keeps until March.
Uses
Dessert (eating apple).
Other
A nice little fruit.
Book Sources
Described in 1 period pomological work
Nursery Catalog Sources
Found in 1 catalog (1911) from England
- James Veitch & Sons , Ltd., Royal Exotic Nursery, Chelsea, London (also Coombe Wood, Langley, and Feltham) , England — 1911
View original book sources (1)
— E.A. Bunyard, A Handbook of Hardy Fruits (1920)WERDER GOLDEN REINETTE. Lauche, 2, 95. G., Werdersche Wachs Reinette. Dessert, till March, medium, 2½ by 2¼, round, very regular, flat. Colour, golden-yellow, striped with crimson. Flesh, firm, yellowish, sweet and well flavoured. Eye, open, sepals reflexed, in a flat, shallow basin. Stem, very short and stout, in a wide fairly deep cavity. Growth, vigorous; fertile. Leaf, moderately large, little upfolded, held up, crenate. Origin, raised at Werder, near Potsdam, Germany. It is probably not the fruit figured in the Fl. and Pom., 1882, 73. A nice little fruit resembling a small Blenheim Orange.