Holstein Apple

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Holstein

Dessert apple

Triploid. Raised or discovered by Vahldik, a teacher in Eutin, Holstein, Germany in about 1918. Fruits have firm, slightly coarse-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a little acidity and a rich aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:

Holstein Cox, Holsteiner Cox, Holsteiner Gelber Cox, Vahldiks Cox Seedling No. III

Sports: Holstein NFT Sport

Shape: Truncate conical

Size: large

Height: 72.00mm

Width: 76.00mm

Ribbing: weak

Ground Colour: Green yellow

Over Colour: Orange

Over Colour (Pattern): striped

Russet: very low

Coarseness: coarse

Flowering time:

4th May 10% flowering

10th May Full (80%) flowering

18th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Late September

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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