Dutch Mignonne apple
An old Dutch or English dual-purpose late-season apple, which maintains a good flavour in storage.
Also known as
- Reinette de Caux
USDA identification images for Dutch Mignonne
The identification paintings in the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection span the years 1886 to 1942.
Citation: U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library, Beltsville, MD 20705.
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Tree register
We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Dutch Mignonne tree you can register it here.
Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
- UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1953-047
Identification
- Country of origin: Netherlands
- Period of origin: 1750 - 1799
- Fruit colour: Green / Red
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Flower colour: White
- Leaf colour: Green
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
- Flesh colour: Cream
- Fruit size: Large
- Fruit shape: Round
- Fruit shape: Flat-round
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
- Flavour quality: Good
- Cropping: Good
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: mid-October
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 3
- Vigour: Average vigour
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Where to buy fresh fruit
The following orchards grow Dutch Mignonne:
United States
Washington
- Piper's Orchard, Seattle
References
- Apples of England (1948)
Author: Taylor