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Zabergau Renette
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at Hausen on the Zaber, Wurttemberg, Germany from seed sown in 1885. Fruits have firm, moderately fine-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a rich, nutty flavour.
- Synonyms:
- Graue Renette von Zabergau, Hausener Graue Renette, Zabergau, Zabergau-Renette, Zabergaurenette
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Shape
- Broad globose conical 2
- Size
- large 2
- Height
- 69.00mm 2
- Width
- 86.00mm 2
- Ribbing
- weak 2
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 2
- Over Colour
- Orange 2
- Over Colour (Pattern)
- streaked 2
- Russet
- high-very high 2
- Greasiness
- Weak 2
- Coarseness
- fine 2
- Flesh Colour
- Yellowish 2
Accession No.
1951 - 055
- Accession name
- Zabergau Renette
- Flowering time ›››
- 4th May10% flowering
10th MayFull (80%) flowering
17th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019