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Zuccalmaglio's Reinette apple

Flavored with tones of wild strawberry, quince, pineapple, ripe pear and a fine floral touch. Rough sticky skin flushed brown-red with faint red stripes and some russeting. Fine grained flesh.

USDA identification images for Zuccalmaglio's Reinette

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

    • 14 Nov 2019  NJ, United States
      Description was correct! Tastes remarkably like strawberry and pineapple! Crisp, juicy, firm but thin skin, although mine wasn't sticky. Very surprising and very good.

    Tree register

    United States

    Germany

    Canada

    Harvest records for this variety

    2015 season

    • 2nd week October  2015  - tree owned by David in Middle Lahave, Canada

    Origins

    • Species: Malus domestica - Apple
    • Parentage: Ananas Reinette x ???
    • Originates from: Germany
    • Introduced: 1878

    Identification

    • Country of origin: Germany

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