Holstein
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Triploid. Raised or discovered by Vahldik, a teacher in Eutin, Holstein, Germany in about 1918. Fruits have firm, slightly coarse-textured, juicy, sweet flesh with a little acidity and a rich aromatic flavour.
Synonyms:
Holstein Cox, Holsteiner Cox, Holsteiner Gelber Cox, Vahldiks Cox Seedling No. III
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Material held in the Marcher Apple Network collections (Donnington)
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown
Sports:
Holstein NFT Sport
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Truncate conical b
Height
72.00 mm b
Width
76.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Orange b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Accession name
Holstein (LA 69A)
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
Accession name
Holstein Mahler
Accession name
Holstein Palloks
Accession name
Holstein sport (NFT)
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register