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Dutch Mignonne
type: Cider, Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Christ’s Golden Reinette, Copmanthorpe Crab (uncertain), Dutch Reinette, Reinette de Caux, Stettin Pippin. Also known as the Golden Reinette and Reinette Dorée, but these synonyms refer to several other varieties.
identification: Large, round and narrowing toward the calyx. Slightly ribbed at times. The skin is greenish yellow, profusely marked with broken stripes of red. Often russeted, always an abundance of russet lenticels. The calyx is medium size, closed and set in a deep basin. The stem is long and set in a round, deep and russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, finegrained, firm, crisp and very juicy. Sweet, with a rich aroma.
uses: A highly esteemed heritage dessert apple. Also used to make a sweet sauce and holds its shape in pies. Makes a reasonably good cider.
origins: According to George Lindley in "A Guide to the Orchard and Kitchen Garden" (1831), this variety originates from seedlings which were brought to Britain from Holland by Thomas Harvey and planted in his garden at Catton Hall in Norwich (U.K.) in 1771.
cultivation: Vigorous, upright when young, spreading when mature. Midsize to large on its own roots. Bears fruit on spurs. Crops are abundant on an biennial basis.
cold storage: It keeps up to five months in storage.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the first half of the fifth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 9
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 20
harvest period: 5
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