Astramel
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| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| origin | Jork , Germany |
| Institute | Fruit growing research institute Jork |
| Breeding year | 1965 |
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Astramel is a cultivar of the cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ), which was created in 1965 in the fruit growing research institute Jork from a cross of red Astrachan x ( James Grieve x Melba ) and is used as a table apple.
The tree grows moderately and flowers early in the year. The yield is only medium. The variety is prone to apple scab and cancer .
It is a summer apple that is ripe at the end of July / beginning of August and can be stored for about two weeks.
The fruits are medium to large in size, flat, slightly sensitive to pressure, have a smooth skin with a greenish-yellow base color and a red overlay. The taste is aromatic, sweet and sour.
photos
Astramel with red body color
literature
- Herbert Pertzold: Apple varieties . Neumann, Leipzig 1990, p. 204, ISBN 3-7402-0075-8 .
Web links
Commons : Astramel - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Description of Astramel at Charles Füglister AG
- http://www.lpv-odermuendung.de/php/data.php?F2=A&Sortenname=Astramel