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Piros

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Aromatic early apple, but highly canker-prone and only briefly storable.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇩🇪 GermanyDessert

Taste & characteristics

Taste

aromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabCanker

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

Aromatic early variety, dessert apple. Taste rating 2.

Growth

Weak-growing tree.

Yield

No detailed yield data given.

Notes

Only of limited suitability for home and small gardens, and only on ideal loose soil. Stores only briefly (about 3 weeks).

Care

Provide loose, well-drained soil; on heavy soils canker susceptibility is a problem.

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