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Apple
Annie Elizabeth 
Apple
Orleans Reinette 

 

 

 
SummaryA popular English culinary apple, which keeps its shape when cooked.
An old-fashioned 18th century French apple, with a good reputation for flavour, but usually not a good cropper.



Identification

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette



Fruit colourRed / Orange flush
Red / Orange flush



Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette



FlavorGood
Very good



Flavour style
Aromatic



Ripening periodMid-Late season
Late season



Use/Keeping3 months or more
2-3 weeks



Cooking resultKeeps shape
Keeps shape



Growing

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette



Picking




Cropping
Light



VigourSlightly large
Average growth



PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Flowering group 4
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill
Average



ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance
Mildew - Some resistance
Scab - Very susceptible

Other

Annie Elizabeth
Orleans Reinette



Country of originUnited Kingdom
France



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