Gack apple
| Gack apple | |
|---|---|
|
|
| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| origin | Asslar-Berghausen |
| known since | around 1870 |
| ancestry | |
| List of apple varieties | |
The gack apple is a cultivar of the cultivated apple , it was first described in 1979. As a local variety, the Gacksapfel can be found even more frequently in Asslar-Berghausen, on the Lahn and Dill .
history
The farmer and wood cutter Ernst Gack (1843–1921) found this variety around 1870 in the forest near Aßlar-Berghausen . This tree he converted as a sapling could be preserved until 1964. The Gackapfel was selected as the Hessian local variety of the year 2006 .
description
The mid-late bloom is not sensitive to the weather. The apples are medium-sized with a smooth skin. The color is typically purple-gray frosted on a pale green base color. The flesh is green to yellowish white, medium firm, juicy and sour.
Usage and Vulnerabilities
It is considered a very good commercial and cider apple and can also be used as a table apple from December onwards due to its good shelf life . It ripens from late September to mid-October and can be used as a winter apple from November to April (May). The variety is frost hardy, robust and resistant, especially to scab . However, large fruits tend to be glassy and speckled .
Location and maintenance requirements
The Gackapfel is undemanding in terms of soil and climate and can therefore be cultivated at higher altitudes. It forms a large, spreading crown and should be stimulated to better branching and new shoots with a regular pruning in order to control its tendency to alternate .
literature
- Steffen Kahl: Hessian local variety 2006. NZH Projekt GmbH, Wetzlar
- Franz Mühl: Old and new apple varieties. 4th edition Munich 1991, 4th edition 2001, p. 97
- Richard Zorn : Apple Varieties Volume 1, 1934-1939
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ K. Hinze: Wonderful story of an apple tree. In: Home to Lahn and Dill. No. 112, 1979
- ↑ Steffen Kahl: Gacksapfel, in The good old apples , Wetzlar 1999/2000
- ↑ Hessian local variety 2006 Pomologists Association 2005 PDF 226 kB
Heuchelheim Snow Apples (2003) | Körler Edelapfel (2004) | Ditzel's rose apple (2005) | Gacksapfel (2006) | Kloppenheimer Streifling (2007) | Ausbacher Roter (2008) | Dorheimer Streifling (2009) | Striped Matapfel (2010) | Metzrenette (2011) | Spitzrabau (2012) | Dormouse (2013) | Father Apple (2014) | Hitchhiker's Guide (2015) | Weilburger (2016) | Wetzlarer Hartapfel (2017) | Glory from Kelsterbach (2018) | Veal Apple (2019) | Lippoldsberger Tiefenblüte (2020)