Mauss Reinette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by Mauss of Herrenhausen, Germany. Recorded in 1874. Fruits have fairly fine, tender, greenish white flesh with a slightly sweet, subacid and aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Mauss' Reinette, Mauss' Rote Reinette, Reinette de Mauss
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
medium 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Conical 2
Ribbing
weak 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour (Amount)
high 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2
Russet
very low 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Greenish 2
Accession name
Mauss Reinette
Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
8th May Full (80%) flowering
16th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register