| 'Canada Reinette' apple | |
|---|---|
'Reinette Grise du Canada',
probably a sub-cultivar | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Species | Malus domestica |
| Hybrid parentage | Old French cultivar |
| Cultivar | 'Canadian Reinette' |
| Origin | unknown, before 1771 |
Reinette du CanadaorCanada Reinette is an old cultivar of domesticated apple of unknown origin grown in Europe under various names and listed in France as a Canadian apple at least as early as 1771.[1] 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.[2]
Even today it is considered as the default russet appleofFrance, and is also known as the Reinette Blanche du Canada[3] and many more names. Reinette Grise du Canada is probably also a sub cultivar of it, but this is not clear.[2]
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 and is more often recommended for fresh eating. It blossoms approximately three days after the Cox's Orange Pippin.[4] Typical size: width 83-87 mm, height 59-71 mm, stalk 11-17 mm.[5][6][7]
Sugar 14.0-16.4%, acid 0.80-0.91%, pectine 0.74-0.77%.[9]
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