Pilot (apple)
'Pilot' | |
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Art | Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ) |
origin | Pillnitz , Germany |
Institute | Institute for Fruit Research |
Launch | 1988 |
ancestry | |
List of apple varieties |
The pilot is a medium-sized cultivated apple ( Malus pilot ) that the Saxon Institute for Fruit Research put on the market in 1988.
The apple can be harvested from the end of September and is ready for consumption in February . The apple variety can be stored until May / June. The peel of the apple is rough and pressure-resistant. The yellow to orange basic color is covered by a strong vermilion red up to 60 percent . The firm and juicy flesh has a sweet and sour taste.
The tree shows little susceptibility to powdery mildew , scab and fire blight . Cultivation is possible in all locations suitable for apples.
literature
- Julius Kühn Institute - Federal Research Institute for Cultivated Plants (ed.): Pillnitzer Obstsorten , Dresden-Pillnitz 2009.
- Manfred Fischer (Ed.): Color Atlas of Fruit Types . 2nd Edition. Ulmer, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-8001-5547-8 , page 74.
Web links
Commons : Pilot - collection of images, videos and audio files