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Edelborsdorfer

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
A very old, robust German variety that copes even with difficult soils and higher elevations.
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabCankerPowdery mildew

Profile

Parentage
Zufallssämling
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

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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

Round, pale-yellow fruit with a faint reddish flush on the sunny side (grade 2-3).

Growth

Strong-growing tree.

Yield

Very late to come into bearing (around the 15th year); modern improved strains crop noticeably earlier and better.

Notes

One of the oldest varieties, probably arising as early as the 13th century; the modern strain is a daughter of the original. Very robust, suited to difficult soils, high rainfall and higher altitudes. Keeps until Christmas (2-3 months).

Care

Patience needed for the late start of bearing; otherwise an undemanding, robust orchard variety.

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