Apple tree - Reinette d'Armorique

Reinette d'Armorique apple tree (Malus domestica 'Reinette d'Armorique')

An old and hardy Breton variety, the Reinette d'Armorique is a local apple highly prized for its exceptional flavor and good keeping qualities. A true emblem of Brittany's fruit heritage!

🍎 Fruit description

A medium-sized apple, flattened and regular in shape. The skin is rough, thick, and yellowish-brown to reddish-brown with lighter areas and sometimes russet mottling. It has the characteristic surface of Reinette apples. The flesh is yellowish-white, firm, crisp, very juicy, and fragrant. It has a well-balanced sweet-tart flavor with rich and complex aromas reminiscent of hazelnut and dried fruit.

🥧 Usage

An excellent eating apple, perfect for fresh juice thanks to its very juicy and fragrant flesh. Ideal for quality cider where it contributes structure, body, and complex aromas. Also suitable for tarts and compotes where it retains its texture well. A versatile fruit highly prized by connoisseurs.

📅 Harvest

October. Harvesting takes place when the fruit easily detaches from the tree. The harvest is generally regular and abundant.

🏺 Conservation

Excellent storage life of 4 to 6 months in a cool, well-ventilated cellar. Best enjoyed from November to April. The apple improves with age and fully develops its complex aromas.

🐝 Pollination

Self-sterile variety requiring a pollinator. Good pollinators: Reine des Reinettes, Belle de Boskoop, Jacques Lebel, Reinette Clochard. Mid-season flowering. Good productivity.

🛡️ Disease resistance

Good overall disease resistance. Fair resistance to scab. A very hardy and vigorous variety, perfectly suited to the cool, damp climate of Brittany (Armorica). Tolerates poor soils and windy locations well.

📖 History

An old variety originating from Brittany (Armorica). Traditionally cultivated throughout Brittany since the 19th century. Part of Brittany's fruit heritage, it is renowned for its exceptional quality. A terroir variety prized for its hardiness and perfect adaptation to the Breton climate.

🌱 Cultivation characteristics

A spreading tree. Fairly quick to bear fruit. Regular and abundant production. Adapts to all soil types, even poor and wet. Prefers a sunny to partially shaded location. An easy-to-grow variety recommended for Breton family orchards.