Reinette des Capucins is a well-regarded old French apple variety, probably originating from the area around Calais.
It is primarily used in the kitchen, where its strong apple flavors hold up well in baking - slices keep their shape when cooked. However its rich sharp acidity and crisp flesh make it an enjoyable apple to eat fresh.
The apples are harvested in early October, and can be kept until January.
Reinette des Capucins is easy to grow, and like many old varieties is a good choice if you are trying to avoid using chemical sprays. Being a fairly weak variety it does best on the more vigorous rootstocks.
USDA identification images for Reinette des Capucins
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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Origins
- Species: Malus domestica - Apple
Identification
- Country of origin: France
- Fruit colour: Green / Yellow
- Fruit colour: Orange flush
- Annual cycle: Deciduous
- Fruit size: Average
- Fruit shape: Conical
Using
- Picking season: Late
- Keeping (of fruit): 1-2 months
- Flavour quality: Very good
- Flavour style (apples): Sharper
- Cooking result: Keeps shape
- Juice style: Sharper
- Cropping: Good
- Fruit persistence: Normal ripening
- Food uses: Eating fresh
- Food uses: Culinary
- Food uses: Juice
- Food uses: Traditional cooker
- Food uses: Dual purpose
- Picking month: October
- Picking period: early October
- Wildlife: RHS Plants for Pollinators
Growing
- Gardening skill: Average
- Flowering group: 2
- Ploidy: Triploid
- Vigour: Vigorous
- Bearing regularity: Regular
- Fruit bearing: Spur-bearer
- Organic culture: Suitable
- Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
Climate
- Climate suitability: Temperate climates
- Cold-hardiness: Cold-hardy
Other qualities
- Disease resistance: Good
- Canker: Very resistant
Where to buy trees
The following tree nurseries offer Reinette des Capucins apple trees for sale:
- Thomas Fruit Trees (EU) France
Reinette des Capucins apple trees
Where to buy fresh fruit
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