Finkenwerder Autumn Prince

Finkenwerder Autumn Prince
Synonyms	Finkenwerder Prinzenapfel
Art	Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
origin	Elbe island Finkenwerder
known since	1860s
ancestry
unknown
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View of the fruit and cross sections

View of the fruit

Finkenwerder Herbstprinz , also called 'Finkenwerder Prinzenapfel' or 'Hasenkopf', is the name of an old apple variety from the Lower Elbe . It is described as bell-shaped, green, with red stripes on one side, aromatic tart-sweet to slightly sour. It can be enjoyed from October to March. The Finkenwerder Herbstprinz tends to wither - although it is only slightly wilted that it achieves its full aroma and thus the optimum maturity.

In the 1960s this variety was an important industrial apple in the Hamburg area , today it has almost disappeared. It is a chance seedling from the grand prince family . The real prince's apple had been widespread in northern Germany since the 18th century . Varieties like the Holstein gold prince did not reach the quality of the real prince's apple. The Finkenwerder Herbstprinz has at least achieved the quality, it is also uncomplicated to grow and brings good annual harvests.

reception

As it was mentioned several times in Dörte Hansen's novel Altes Land (2015) , the historic apple variety received nationwide attention.

source

• Profile at the "Alte Obstsorten" nursery, Sörup-Winderatt
• Walter Hartmann : Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types , Stuttgart 2000

Web links

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Single receipts

1. ↑ How the novel "Altes Land" influences the region in NDR on October 29, 2019.