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| Apple Duchess of Oldenburg | Apple Golden Delicious | Apple Ananas Reinette | Cherry Ramon Oliva | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | An attractive early-season apple, originating from Russia in the 18th century, and now quite widely grown in northern Europe and the USA. | Undoubtedly one of the most important apple varieties of the 20th century, both as a commercial variety in its own right, and as breeding stock for many other varieties. Very good flavor when home-grown. | An attractive small yellow apple, with a pineapple-like flavour. Popular in northern Europe. | Conical heart-shaped. Soft, sweet, fair flavour, very juicy, quite good quality. Stone large and adherent. | |
Identification | Duchess of Oldenburg | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | |
| Fruit colour | Red / Orange flush | Yellow / Gold | Dark Red | ||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | White to Cream, pale yellow | |||
| Fruit size | Medium | Small | |||
| Fruit shape | Flat | Round-conical | |||
Using | Duchess of Oldenburg | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | |||
| Flavour style | Sharper | Honeyed / Scented | |||
| Ripening period | Early-Mid season | Mid-Late season | Late season | ||
| Use/Keeping | |||||
| Cooking result | Puree | Keeps shape | |||
Growing | Duchess of Oldenburg | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Slightly large | Average growth | Slightly small | ||
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile Blossom frost-resistance | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | Self-sterile | Flowering group 5 Flowers Late season Self-sterile | |
| Gardening skill | Very easy | Very easy | |||
| Problems | Canker - Some susceptibility Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible | Canker - Some susceptibility Fruit splitting - Very susceptible | |||
Other | Duchess of Oldenburg | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | |
| Country of origin | Russia | United States | Netherlands | United Kingdom | |
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |