Harberts Reinette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Thought to have originated in Westphalia, Germany. It was known before 1828. Fruits have fine, crisp flesh with a sweet, subacid and slightly aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Harbert-Reinette, Harbert's Apfel, Harbert's Rambour Reinette, Harbert's Reinette, Harbert's Reinettenartiger Rambour, Harbertova reneta, Harberts Rambourreinette, Harberts Reinet, Harberts Reinettenartiger Rambour, Harberts Renett, Reinette de Harbert, Reinette Harbert, Reinette Herberg, Renet Garberta, Stiftsapfel
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Mother to:
Kaiser Wilhelm
Size
large 2
Type
Dessert 2
Shape
Broad globose conical 2
Height
73.00 mm 2
Width
87.00 mm 2
Ribbing
medium 2
Ground Colour
Yellow 2
Over Colour
Red 2
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked 2
Russet
very low 2
Crunch
crisp 2
Coarseness
fine 2
Flesh Colour
Yellowish 2
Accession name
Harberts Reinette
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
21st May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Early October 1
References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register