Reinette Courthay
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1948 from Switzerland. Fruits have soft, coarse, greenish white flesh with an acid flavour.
Accession name
Reinette Courthay
Flowering time
7th May 10% flowering
12th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October 1
Size
large-very large 1
Type
Dessert 1
Shape
Broad globose conical 1
Ribbing
weak 1
Crown
medium 1
Ground Colour
Green yellow 1
Over Colour (Amount)
low 1
Over Colour
Orange 1
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 1
Russet
very low 1
Greasiness
Medium 1
Firmness
soft 1
Crunch
crisp 1
Coarseness
coarse 1
Juiciness
juicy 1
Flesh Colour
White 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register