Whether crunchy or soft to the bite, sweet or sour, juicy or less juicy - apples have always inspired people with their taste, their good shelf life and their variety. But which are the best table apples?

There are countless varieties of dessert apples

Dessert apples that ripen in summer

The best-known dessert apples that ripen in summer are Klarapfel and Piros. The clear apple is ready to eat immediately after harvesting (late July to early August). It cannot be stored for a long time. On the one hand it becomes floury and on the other hand it quickly begins to rot. It tastes sour and refreshing and is light green to yellowish green in color.

The Piros is ready for harvest at the beginning of August. It is also immediately ready for consumption. Its aroma is stronger than that of the clear apple. It is also characterized by its high resistance to scab and mildew.

Dessert apples ripening in early autumn

harvest time maturity taste particularities
Elstar mid-September from October on sweet and sour very juicy
retina mid-September immediately until mid-October sweet and sour, aromatic fine-celled, scab-resistant, robust
James Grieve beginning of September immediately slightly aromatic little disease prone
Alcmene end of September mid to late November sweet, fruity good pollen donor, hardly susceptible to disease

Table apples for the winter time

harvest time maturity taste particularities
Rewena early to mid-October from November on sour-sweet, aromatic little disease prone
boskoop mid-October since December sweet and sour easy to store, popular
topaz late September to mid-October from November on delicately acidic, aromatic Crunchy, can be stored for a long time, little susceptible to disease
ontario end of October from January finely aromatic very juicy
pilot mid-October since December strongly sweet and sour, aromatic little disease prone

Old apple varieties - dessert apples

origin growth Look taste
Bodil Nergaard Denmark weak green-red, tall sweet and sour, distinctive aroma
Blood red Gravensteiner Denmark strong dark red very aromatic
Bismarck apple New Zealand (circa 1870) strong Red sweet and sour
banana reindeer unknown strong yellow-red, round banana-like
Gdansk Cantapple Germany (around 1800) medium strength dark red sweet and sour
Flamed Cardinal unknown (16th century) medium strength striped red sour, refreshing
London Peppering England (around 1600) medium strength ribbed soursweet
Crimson Cousinot Germany (around 1600) medium strength dark red, small sweet and sour

tips

Not much can go wrong with the Elstar, Boskoop, Topaz and Klarapfel varieties. They are the most popular and suitable for cultivation even for amateur gardeners.

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