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Harberts Renette

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Fruity-aromatic dessert apple, resistant to scab, mildew and canker.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇩🇪 GermanyDessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

juicyaromatic

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

Large-fruited, fruity-aromatic dessert apple (rated 2-).

Growth

Tree very strong-growing.

Yield

Late to come into bearing; tends to drop fruit at ripening.

Notes

Typical orchard variety, recommended for orchards (NRW orchard-protection board); keeps about 2 months. Fruits prone to bitter pit. Harvest around late September to mid October.

Care

Because of the drop tendency, pick the largest fruits repeatedly and early in several passes.

Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Apple unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page

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