Orleans Reinette apple

Orleans Reinette apple identification images

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USDA identification images for Orleans 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

• 18 Oct 2011  SUSSEX, United Kingdom

  Best apple I have ever grown, very good crop on a tree which we converted from a young cordon to a small bush when we moved it. However it is its first real crop in 5 years. Fruit beautiful and of high quality; after a weeks or so's storage they had an flavour which reminded me of apple and mango juice blends. Very complex very satisfying. It being a very warm autumn so far they are nearly past their best already. Should have stored in plastic as suggested in apple book. Left mishapes on the tree and they ate well from the tree.
• 20 Sep 2010  BRONYGARTH, United Kingdom

  I have an Orleans Reinette which is excellently flavoured and very prolific. I got it from the National Trust (Erdigg) in 2000. It does not keep long, about 6 weeks, but is worth having despite that because of the taste and appearance.
• 07 Sep 2010  WASHINGTON, United States

  Karin, Do you know how the bloom time on your Marcoun relates to the bloom time of Cox Orange Pippin? If so, you can look for something with a bloom that matches or will overlap, in order to set fruit. I looked up some of the russeted and reinette apples In John Bultitude's book. Those that follow are fairly scab resistant and have fertile pollen (are not triploids): Lord Lambourne blooms 3 days before COP; Orleans Reinette blooms 5 days after COP; Tydeman's Late Orange blooms 1 day before COP; Ashmead's Kernel blooms 3 days after COP; Zaberäu Renette blooms 1 day before COP; D'Arcy Spice blooms 3 days after COP. Of course, these records come from Britain. Your experience may differ, depending on how widely your climate varies from that of the UK. I am in a dry part of the States with fairly short growing season. The above are cultivars I am considering or already own. Lady, or in the French, Pomme d'Api is one of the oldest apples in existence. The tree is small, the bloom is some time in mid-season, the apples small and keep long. Coming from France, it may be suitable for your climate. BTW, I have an Ashmead's and it is producing its first small crop this year. It seems to thrive in a wide range of conditions. That should give you some leads worth looking into.
• 17 Apr 2010  PIEDMONT, Italy

  Hello. I would like to know more about this variety. Is this a good cross-pollinator? I am in nortwest Italy and I have Pom Marcoun apple trees and would like to find an Renette variety for pollination but also because I want to add another "old "vareity to my orchard. Any suggestions?
• 02 Oct 2009  DORSET, ENGLAND, United Kingdom

  Endorse all that has been said about flavour, which I consider to be excellent. However, cannot agree as to it's keeping qualities. Certainly in my experience best eaten straight from the tree (mid October on). Tends to shrivel in store, a characteristic mentioned iin a couple of fruit books I have read. Great eating though. Mine is grown on M27 bush, moderate crops.Or
• 04 Oct 2008  MONMOUTH, United Kingdom

  Very good. Had both this and Bleinheim Orange and doubt that they are the same.
• 18 Sep 2008  OXFORDSHIRE, United Kingdom

  Wish ours was a cordon! no I don't, but its about 40 or 50 foot high and the best-looking apples are usually too high to pick, even with a long-handled picker at the top of the ladder! Obviously very old tree. Fruit was quite woody, but in recent years has been good. Keeps well, though not as well as Keswick Codlin even till April for cooking,if you can keep the mice out. If someone from a nursery wanted to take some cuttings to grow on we would be delighted.
• 07 Aug 2008  SUSSEX, United Kingdom

  How do you prune your cordons. After reading many descriptions I am still baffled!
• 30 Jul 2008  United Kingdom

  I've grown this as a cordon for about 20 years and it usually crops each year - it's more reliable than Ashmead's Kernel, which I also grow it's a similar type of apple in taste (perhaps not quite as good) but prettier as it does flush up a little pink with russet patches. Like Ashmead's it needs to be stored and eaten from December onwards.

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Where to buy trees

The following tree nurseries offer Orleans Reinette apple trees for sale:

• Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (USA) United States
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• Orange Pippin Fruit Trees (UK) United Kingdom
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• Cummins Nursery
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• Keepers Nursery
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Where to buy fresh fruit

The following orchards grow Orleans Reinette:

United States

• Iowa

  • Wilson's Orchard, Iowa City

• Maine

  • Tiny Orchards, Saco

• Michigan

  • Alber's Orchard & Cider Mill, Manchester

• Missouri

  • Red Bird Hill Apple Orchard, Fulton

• New York

  • Albany Apple Guy:Purveyor of Rare & Exotic Apples, Castleton

United Kingdom

• England - midlands

  • Walsgrove Farm, Worcester

• England - north

  • Six Nine Orchard, Prudhoe

• England - south-east

  • Crapes Fruit Farm, Colchester

• England - south-west

  • Charlton Orchards, Taunton
  • West Bradley Orchards, Glastonbury

References

• Apples for the 21st Century
  Author: Manhart
  Listed as Orleans, lists Winter Ribston as synonym
• Apples of England (1948)
  Author: Taylor
• Fruit Expert
  Author: Hessayon
• Some Antique Apples for Modern Orchards, (2008)
  Author: Merwin I.A.