Rheinischer Krummstiel
Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Robust Rhineland long-keeping culinary apple, unremarkable in aroma.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildsour
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabCankerPowdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- Zufallssämling
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Culinary apple with a modest eating quality (grade 3-4), better suited to the kitchen than fresh eating.
Growth
Strong-growing, robust tree.
Yield
Suited to long-term storage.
Notes
Healthy against scab and mildew; somewhat prone to canker on heavy, wet soils. Recommended as a standard-orchard variety by the NRW orchard-protection committee.
Care
Avoid heavy, waterlogged soils or improve the soil to prevent canker.
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