Varieties
Varieties of Apple
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the Apple varieties with their particulars.
- ‘Berlepsch’you will find ‚Berlepsch’ a German lover variety from 1880, grown from ‚Ananasrenette’ and ‚Ribston Pepping’.
- ‘Roter Boskoop’You will find that the ‚Roter Boskoop’ is a strong, tart, aromatic winter apple and one of the most well‑known old varieties.
- ‘Braeburn’A late, very long‑storable apple from New Zealand with a strong reddish‑brown skin.
- ‘Cox Orange’You will find ‚Cox Orange’ one of the most aromatic apples ever, fine, elegant, layered.
- ‘Elstar’‚Elstar’ is the most popular table apple in the DACH region: crisp, juicy, with a balanced sweet-acid play.
- ‘Florina’You will find ‚Florina’ a French, scab-resistant variety (Vf resistance) and a good choice for spray-free organic and home gardens.
- ‘Gala’You will find this small, red-yellow striped apple from New Zealand, a cross between ‚Cox Orange’ and ‚Golden Delicious’.
- ‘Golden Delicious’You will find ‚Golden Delicious’ to be a gold‑yellow classic from West Virginia, parent of countless modern varieties such as ‚Gala’ and ‚Jonagold’.
- ‘Gravensteiner’The ‚Gravensteiner’ is a famous, intensely fragrant late summer apple and a very old variety.
- ‘James Grieve’An old Scottish cultivar and a reliable early autumn apple that is ready to eat from the end of August.
- ‘Jonagold’A cross of ‚Golden Delicious’ and ‚Jonathan’ that combines large, juicy apples with the sweetness of one parent and the aroma of the other.
- ‘Pinova’Pinova is a Pillnitz breeding from ‚Clivia’ and ‚Golden Delicious’ that ripens late in October and keeps until spring.
- ‘Rewena’A German Re variety from Dresden Pillnitz with pronounced scab resistance and good mildew resistance, bred for robust…
- ‘Rubinette’A Swiss variety from ‚Golden Delicious’ and a ‚Cox Orange’ seedling that carries the high aroma of the Cox into a somewhat tougher, more productive apple.
- ‘Santana’A Dutch cross between ‚Elstar' and the scab resistant ‚Priscilla' that combines the fresh Elstar aroma with Vf scab resistance.
- ‘Topaz’‚Topaz’ is a scab resistant cultivar and therefore ideal for the organic and home garden without sprays.