Danzig Kantapfel
| Danzig Kantapfel | |
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| Synonyms | Calville de Danzig, Danziger Edge Appel, Strawberry Apple, Raspberry Apple, Florentine Apple, Red Cardinal, Red Love Apple, Swabian Rose Apple, Large Red Autumn Faros |
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| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| group | Calville |
| origin | Holland or Northern Germany |
| known since | 1758 (first references) |
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The Danziger Kantapfel is an autumn apple and has been used for a long time (first mentioned in 1703 on Rügen ) under various names in Holland and Germany: Rabiner, Passamaner, Nikolausapfel, Roode Kant, Calvillartiger winter rose apple, Bentleben rose apple, Lorenzapfel.
The Danzig Kant is included in the rose apple variety group as well as in the calvilla .
Variety characteristics
It is a medium-sized table apple with a shiny red, silky skin covered with a natural layer of wax. The pulp is streaked with green and red veins.
The tree is medium-strong, rich in weight, undemanding and very frost hardy . This old native variety, the branches of which protrude horizontally and thus form a spreading crown, is widespread because it thrives in all locations. It forms large, pink flowers.
The harvest takes place at the end of September and the apple can be used from mid-October to January.
Others
In 2006, the Kantapfel was named Baden-Württemberg's orchard variety of the year .
In 2020, it was named orchard variety of the year in northern Germany.
literature
- Bavarian State Association for Horticulture and Land Care (ed.): Well-tried apple and pear varieties , Obst- und Gartenbauverlag, Munich 2014, p. 17, ISBN 978-3-87596-088-4 .
- Wilhelm Lauche : German pomology (6 volumes) from 1850, content online
Web links
- Varietal portrait of the pomologists' association - Danzig Kantapfel (PDF)
- Fruit growing advice Baden-Württemberg: Danziger Kant
- Noah's Ark : Danziger Kantapfel ( Memento from November 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF; 189 kB)
- Fruit variety database of the BUND Lemgo: Danziger Kantapfel
Jakob Fischer (1998) | Karcherbirne (1999) | Dolleseppler (2000) | Red Star Renette (2001) | Sülibirne (2002) | Date plum (2003) | Luikenapfel (2004) | Palmisch Pear (2005) | Danzig Kantapfel (2006) | Unterländer Cherry (2007) | Wild Egg Pear (2008) | Esslinger Scheckenkirsche (2009) | Little Fleiner (2010) | Duchess Elsa (2011) | Rose apple from Schönbuch (2012) | Paul's Pear (2013) | French gold renette (2014) | Benjaminler (2015) | Ulmer Butterbirne (2016) | Sonnenwirtsapfel (2017) | Knausbirne (2018) | Öhringer Blutstreifling (2019)
Finkenwerder Autumn Prince (2001) | Celler Dickstiel (2002) | Glory from Kirchwerder (2003) | Biesterfelder Renette (2004) | Wilstedter Apple (2005) | Altländer pancake apple (2006) | Seestermüher Lemon Apple (2007) | Tasters from Vierlanden (2008) | Stina Lohmann (2009) | Jewel from Kirchwerder (2010) | Martini (2011) | Red Franch (2012) | Knebusch (2013) | Yellow Richard (2014) | Rosa Claussen (2015) | Horneburg pancakes (2016) | Tietjenapfel (2017) | Red Brazilian apple (2018) | Dithmarscher Paradiesapfel (2019) | Danzig Kantapfel (2020)