Rosa Claussen

Rosa Claussen
Synonyms	'Dithmarscher Borsdorfer', 'Hanna Claussen', 'Jungferntitt'
Art	Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
origin	Dithmarschen
known since	around 1910
ancestry
unknown
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The 'Rosa Claussen' , also known as 'Dithmarscher Borsdorfer', 'Hanna Claussen' or 'Jungferntitt', is a table apple variety from Dithmarschen . The variety 'Rosa Claussen' probably originated in a kink around 1910 as a chance seedling .

The namesake of the apple variety 'Rosa Claussen' lived in the municipality of Wrohm , which is known for its old fruit trees.

Variety characteristics

The 'Rosa Claussen' variety is considered cancer-free and forms large, well-branched trees.

The fruit stalk is short and hardly looks out of the calyx . The fruits are medium-sized with a flat skin and a deep stem. Fruits of the 'Rosa Claussen' variety are yellow-green at the beginning with red stripes on the sunny side, which later changes to a red skin with bright spots on the skin. The “pulp” is yellowish and tasty, mildly sour with a distinctive aroma. The 'Rosa Claussen' variety is ready to eat from the end of September to February.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Description of "Rosa Claussen". (PDF; 74 kB) North German Apple Days, accessed on March 23, 2016 . 
2. ↑ ^{a b c} "Rosa Claussen" is apple variety of the year 2015. (PDF; 100 kB) Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland e. V. (BUND), April 15, 2015, accessed on March 23, 2016 . 
3. ↑ ^{a b} Orchards of the year 2015. Naturschutzbund Deutschland e. V. (NABU), accessed on March 23, 2016 .