Malus domestica
Apple
Common names: Cultivated apple, Apple tree
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Description
The apple is a classic in the home garden and can bear fruit for decades with good care. Old varieties such as 'Boskoop' or 'Goldparmäne' taste more aromatic than any supermarket apple and are often more resistant to scab. Pay attention to having a second variety nearby, because apples need a pollinator.
Care instructions
Plant the tree in late autumn (October week 42) or early spring in loose, deep soil. Prune the interior annually in winter (February week 7) to allow air and sun to reach the fruit. Mulch the root area and water young trees thoroughly in dry summers.
Soil & site
Soil pH
Soil type
loamy, humus-rich, well-drained, moist
Feeding
Medium feeder
Months
Mar, Apr, Jun
Pruning
Propagation
Methods
- Grafting
- Layering
- Cuttings
Companion planting
Good neighbors
Rather not
Companion planting is partly traditional gardening lore. Where the reason is known, it is given.
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Varieties
16 varieties‘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.
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