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Kaiser Alexander

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Large, showy apple with a fine rose aroma for warmer sites.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
Cooking

Taste & characteristics

Taste

sweetfloralaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

Brown rot

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

Very large show fruit with a light rose aroma. Tasting: rose-like, good sweetness, little acidity, yet complex; needs a warmer climate for full aroma. Flesh becomes somewhat mealy.

Growth

No data on growth habit.

Yield

No yield data.

Notes

Culinary apple and exhibition fruit with very large apples. Only briefly storable (about two weeks).

Care

pick earlier when cropping is light.

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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