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Doppelter Härtling

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Vigorous, sweet culinary apple from the Bergisches Land for apple syrup.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

mildsweet

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabCankerPowdery mildew

Profile

Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Sweetish, low-acid flavour that soon turns bland after harvest (grade 4-).

Growth

Strong-growing tree.

Yield

Reliable orchard variety.

Notes

Regional variety of the Bergisches Land near Cologne. Mainly for apple-syrup (Apfelkraut); as juice only in blends. Disease-robust, only short storage (1 month). Recommended by the NRW orchard-protection committee.

Care

Robust orchard variety; standard thinning cuts suffice.

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