Gray autumn tenette
| Gray autumn tenette | |
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| Synonyms | Gray Renette, German Gray Renette |
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| Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
| origin | presumably France |
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| List of apple varieties | |
The gray autumn renette (also: gray renette or German gray renette ) is an old cultivar of the cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) that belongs to the group of renettes .
tree
The gray autumn stenette is characterized by strong to very strong growth, it tends to form high, wide crowns with heavily branched branches.
The tree is comparatively undemanding. Its fertility is described as varying from high to very high. It is not suitable for heavy soils, on very light soils the trees tend to let the fruit fall off. In too humid locations the gray autumn tenette often suffers from fruit tree cancer . The gray autumn tenette is particularly common in Westphalia .
fruit
The tasty fruit is medium-sized and has an irregular shape. The skin is dry, smooth to fine-rough and has a strong greenish-brown russeting. The orange-brownish cover color shimmers under the green base color. The flesh is juicy and crumbly, the taste is tart and tangy.
The fruit is ripe for consumption from October to December. The apple is used as dessert fruit, applesauce, cake topping and to make apple juice.
literature
- Walter Hartmann : Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types , Stuttgart 2000
Web links
- Fruit variety database of the BUND Lemgo: Gray autumn tenette
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gray autumn tenets on neuefels.com
- ↑ Kühkopf-Knoblochsaue: Gray Autumn Strenette