Winter Reinette
AppleWinter Reinette
Origin/History A German dessert apple variety.
Tree Not described in source.
Fruit Large, oblong conical form. Skin lemon yellow with blush red coloring in sun-exposed areas. Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, sugary, and vinous in flavor.
Season December to March.
Uses Dessert.
Subtypes/Variants Not described in source.
Book Sources
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— A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)Winter Reinette. Weisse Antillische. Winter Reinette. A beautiful and excellent German dessert Apple. Fruit large, oblong conical, lemon yellow, with blush red in the sun. Flesh yellowish, firm, juicy, sugary, vinous. December to March. (Diel.)
Weisse Antillische