Reinette du Canada
Reinette du Canada or Canadian Reinette is, despite its name, an old French cultivar of domesticated apple. It is a reinette type of golden apple, with much russeting, which keeps shape in cooking and is mainly used for that purpose especially in apple strudel.[1]
| 'Canadian Reinette' apple | |
|---|---|
 'Reinette Grise du Canada', probably a sub-cultivar | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Species | Malus pumila' |
| Hybrid parentage | Old French cultivar |
| Cultivar | 'Canadian Reinette' |
| Origin |  |
Even today it is considered as the default russet apple of France, and is also known as the Reinette Blanche du Canada[2] and many more names.[3] Reinette Grise du Canada is probably also a sub cultivar of it, but this is not clear.[1] Reinette du Canada, or whatever name it has, likely originated in Normandy, France and was first described in 1771.[3]
The fruit is tart and mostly used for cooking if picked early and used quickly; if stored for some time it gets softer and sweeter hence more recommended for fresh eating.[3] It blossoms approximately three days after the Cox's Orange Pippin.[4]
This apple earned the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1901.[4]
See also
References
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External links
- Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Canada Reinette", The apples of New York, 1, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 93–94
- National Fruit Collection, retrieved 11 November 2015
