Reinette Pippin

Reinette Pippin
From
France
Description
Known to have been in cultivation for more than a hundred years in France, as noted by Beach in 1905, but is little known in the United States.
Flesh quality
firm, tender, rather crisp, moderately coarse-grained, subacid, rich, juicy
Flesh color
white, yellow tinged
Skin quality
moderately thick, tough, smooth
Skin color
green, yellow, white, blushed
Sizes
very large, large, above medium
Shape
round, irregular, unequal sides, oblate, unsymmetrical, angular, elliptical, conical
Keeping quality
uncertain keeper in storage
Uses
dessert, culinary
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