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Französische Goldrenette

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Intensely sweet-tart russet apple long grown in southwest Germany.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇩🇪 GermanyDessertCooking

Taste & characteristics

Taste

soursweet

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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

Heavy-bearing dessert apple with an intense sweet-tart, non-perfumed flavour (grade 2-3). Tends to small fruit.

Growth

Medium-strong, rather weak growth. Tall-globular, rather small crown; the tree is not long-lived. Main branches slender and upright, side branches slender with numerous shoots.

Yield

Yield sets in early and is high.

Notes

For the garden. Relatively robust against diseases. No data on wind resistance. Stores about 3 months.

Care

Prune regularly to avoid undersized fruit; additionally thin blossoms or fruitlets.

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