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["Mark Lee" <markl@nytec.com>]

A friend moved to Seattle from Denmark a number of years ago.  About 30
years ago he returned from a trip back home with some scionwwod.
Although this apple came from a home orchard in Denmark, it is thought
to originally be a French apple.  It has red streaks over pink
background with white flesh.  The apples are small.  The one I tasted
was about 2 inches in diameter.  It ripens in Seattle in early
September.  It has a nice balance of sugar and acid.  It has a unique
taste, possibly a cider apple.  My Danish friend knows it as "Pigshon".
I think this may be a corruption of "Pigeonnet" which is a class of
apples grown in France.  Can anyone with experience in French apples
help me with this ID?
Thanks,
Mark Lee
Seattle
USDA cold zone 8a
AHS heat zone 3