Orleans Reinette Heritage Apple

A favorite apple of Stephen Hayes in the UK

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The Orleans Reinette is a highly regarded, historic apple variety believed to have originated in France around 1776. 

 It's a medium to large apple with a golden-yellow base color. This is often flushed with orange or dull red and extensively covered with a fine, sometimes cinnamon-colored, russeting. 

The flesh is creamy white, firm, fine-textured, and juicy, Its taste is famously complex, often described as a perfect balance of sweetness and acidity. You'll frequently find notes of nuts (particularly walnut), orange, tangerine, honey, and even hints of vanilla or rum-cola. It offers a rich, full-bodied sweet-tart experience.

Orleans Reinette is a versatile apple, excellent for both fresh eating and cooking. When cooked, its slices tend to keep their shape, making it ideal for baked apples, pies, and tarts. It's also considered a superb apple for cider making.

While it's a Mid/late-season apple (harvested mid-October), it doesn't store as long as some other late varieties, typically keeping well for 1-3 months in cold storage.

It's a moderately vigorous, upright-spreading tree that can be a spur-bearer. It's often noted as being relatively disease-resistant, though some sources mention susceptibility to fire blight. It is a triploid variety, meaning it requires two different diploid pollinator partners to produce a good crop. It benefits from a warm location to fully develop its flavors.