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 StatesDescription 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
- Albany Appleguy in Castleton, NY
- Brian Van Erem in Green Bay, WI
- Christine Pielenz in Half Moon Bay, CA
Germany
- Nick Baile in Bruehl,
Canada
- David Maxwell in Middle Lahave, NS
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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