Fießers Erstling
Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Robust, tart-aromatic cooking apple for compote and cake.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
firmsourjuicyaromatic
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabCankerPowdery mildew
Profile
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Firm, juicy, acid-forward fruit; strongly sour at first, later sour-aromatic. Less attractive to look at but excellent for compote and apple cake (grade 2-3).
Growth
Medium-vigour tree.
Yield
Heavy-cropping.
Notes
Hardly disease-prone. For orchard and garden. Keeps 3 months. Recommended as an orchard variety by the NRW orchard-protection committee.
Care
Robust, heavy-bearing variety; standard thinning cuts suffice.
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