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Roter Winterkalvill

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Ribbed winter apple with a striking raspberry aroma.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
Cooking

Taste & characteristics

Taste

firmsweetaromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

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

Strikingly ribbed fruit with firm flesh. Smell and taste recall raspberries, with a good sweet-acid balance and fruity note. Overall only moderately rated for eating quality.

Growth

Strong-growing tree.

Notes

Not recommended for meadow orchards because of very high scab susceptibility. Old connoisseur variety with a characteristic fruit shape.

Care

Only worth growing with plant protection against scab.

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