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Apple Elstar | |||||
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Summary | One of the best Golden Delicious offspring, the sweet/sharp flavor is more reminscent of Cox's Orange Pippin. | ||||
Identification | Elstar | ||||
Fruit colour | |||||
Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
Fruit size | Medium | ||||
Fruit shape | Round | ||||
Using | Elstar | ||||
Flavor | Exceptional | ||||
Flavour style | Honeyed / Scented | ||||
Ripening period | |||||
Use/Keeping | 1-2 months | ||||
Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Elstar | ||||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Heavy | ||||
Vigour | Slightly small | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 3 Self-sterile | ||||
Gardening skill | Average | ||||
Problems | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Elstar | ||||
Country of origin | Netherlands | ||||
Other qualities | Awards 1993 |