Zoete Reinette (Pomme Poire)
Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €
A traditional French cider apple from Northern France. A very sweet variety with excellent keeping qualities, valued for producing rich, mellow ciders and also suitable for cooking.
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Pomme Poire, Zoete Reinette is an old French cider apple that originated in the Netherlands before becoming widely established in Northern France, where it has been grown for centuries in traditional orchards.
Its small fruits are exceptionally sweet, with very low acidity, making them an excellent component for cider blends that require body, sweetness and balance. The apples are harvested in early October but keep remarkably well, allowing pressing from late autumn through winter.
Although primarily grown as a cider apple, Pomme Poire can also be used for cooking thanks to its firm flesh and good storage life. The tree is productive and reliable, making it an excellent choice for anyone wishing to grow traditional cider apples or preserve historic European fruit varieties.
Variety characteristics
An old Dutch dessert and cider apple that has been cultivated for centuries in the Low Countries and Northern France, where it became valued for its sweet fruit and excellent keeping qualities.
Origin and identity
Unknown.
Sweet Reinette, Pomme Poire (in parts of Northern France, where the names are often used interchangeably), Pomme d’Orange.
Growth and adaptation
Vigorous tree with a broad, spreading habit. Hardy, long-lived and productive, it performs well in traditional orchards and develops a strong framework with age.
Disease behaviour
Moderately susceptible.
Low susceptibility.
Good. No significant susceptibility to European canker has been reported.
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