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Franksenapfel

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Robust local East Frisian variety for dessert and culinary use.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇩🇪 GermanyCookingDessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

aromatic

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

Culinary and dessert apple with medium aroma. Average flavour (grade 3).

Growth

Tree of medium-strong growth.

Yield

Only medium-high yield, alternating (tends to on/off bearing years).

Notes

East Frisian local variety, relatively robust. Stores about 3 months.

Care

Counter alternate bearing by thinning in the heavy-crop year.

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