• Record your blossom dates!
  • Our fruit tree register lets you record your spring blossom dates from year to year.More>
Orange Pippin logo
All about apples, pears, plums, and cherries - and orchards where they are grown

Reinette de France apple

Reinette de France

Reinette de France is an old French dessert apple. Its origins are uncertain but it is still widely found across the north of France and the French-speaking area of southern Belgium (Wallonia).

The apples are a gold green color, often with extensive russeting. They ripen in late October, and can be stored for several months.

 

Reinette de France apple identification images

All images copyright Orange Pippin unless otherwise stated.

  • Reinette de France
  • Reinette de France

USDA identification images for Reinette de France

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.

    Visitor reviews


    Tree register

    We don't have any registered trees for this variety yet. If you have a Reinette de France tree you can register it here.

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • UK National Fruit Collection accession: 1948-221

    Identification

    • Country of origin: Belgium
    • Country of origin: France
    • Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
    • Fruit colour: Russet
    • Annual cycle: Deciduous
    • Flowering duration: Average (2-3 weeks)
    • Flesh colour: White
    • Fruit size: Average
    • Fruit shape: Flat-round

    Using

    • Picking season: Very late
    • Keeping (of fruit): 3 months or more
    • Flavour quality: Very good
    • Flavour style (apples): Aromatic
    • Cropping: Good
    • Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
    • Food uses: Eating fresh
    • Picking month: October
    • Picking period: late October
    • Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators

    Growing

    • Gardening skill: Average
    • Flowering group: 5
    • Pollinating others: Poor
    • Ploidy: Triploid
    • Vigour: Slightly large
    • Bearing regularity: Regular
    • Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
    • Self-fertility: Not self-fertile

    Climate

    • Climate suitability: Temperate climates
    • Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy

    Other qualities

    • Disease resistance: Average
    • Canker: Some susceptibility

    Where to buy trees

    The following tree nurseries offer Reinette de France apple trees for sale:


    Where to buy fresh fruit

    No orchards have registered as growing this variety. If you grow this and want to register please go to our Orchard Registration form.



    Varieties you viewed