God's apple

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God's apple
Art Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
origin West Palatinate
known since before 1539
List of apple varieties

The Herrgottsapfel is an old apple variety from the West Palatinate . It was in 1539 in Kreutterbuch of Hieronymus Bock mentioned. The Herrgottsapfel is also known as the Kindsbacher apple or Schragenapfel . About two dozen old trees of the variety are still preserved, the main area of ​​distribution is the community of Kindsbach in the Kaiserslautern district . In 2004 the apple of God was Palatine fruit tree of the year .

tree

The apple of God has been preserved mainly in house gardens. The variety is fast-growing and is therefore recommended as a high trunk for new orchards. As a bush tree, it can be planted in smaller gardens. It is also suitable for medium and high altitudes.

fruit

The red-striped apples are medium-sized. God’s apples taste sweet and sour and are particularly crumbly, which is why toddlers used to be fed the spooned pulp. The fruits are also suitable for preparing applesauce, juice or as a cake topping. The apples, which are sensitive to transport, can be harvested from September, are ripe for consumption from October and can be stored until November or December.

literature

Rainer Rausch: Herrgottsapfel , Obst & Garten 11/2007, p. 410.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Working group on historical fruit varieties of the Palatinate: The "Herrgottsapfel" - Palatinate fruit tree of the year 2004 (PDF; 441 kB)
  2. ↑ a b c Rainer Rausch: Herrgottsapfel is "Palatine fruit tree of the year 2004" (PDF; 1.5 MB), Samensurium, issue 14/2003, p. 57
  3. ↑ a b Pomologists Association: Fruit varieties for orchards in Rhineland-Palatinate , January 2003.