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.