Primeval tree of the Jakob Fischer apple variety
| Primeval tree of the Jakob Fischer apple variety | |||
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| place | Rottum (Steinhausen an der Rottum) | ||
| country | Baden-Wuerttemberg , Germany | ||
| Tree species | Apple tree | ||
| Height above sea level | 659 m | ||
| Geographical location | 48 ° 2 '11 " N , 9 ° 54' 26" E | ||
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| Status natural monument | Yes | ||
| Age | 110 years (2013) | ||
| Trunk circumference (waist) | 1.75 m (2011) | ||
| Tree height | 13 m (2011) | ||
The original tree of the Jakob Fischer apple variety is the tall original tree that Jakob Fischer discovered in 1903 and transplanted into his garden. The tree is noted on the list of natural monuments of the district of Biberach as natural monument (ND) 38.1 on the parcel with the number 74/1 in Paradiesstrasse within the Rottum district , Niklas residential area , a suburb of the Steinhausen an der Rottum community in Upper Swabia .
history
In 1903, the farmer Jakob Fischer accidentally discovered a small apple tree in the immediate vicinity of his property on the edge of the forest, which he dug up and transplanted into his garden. This wildling became a tree that was already bearing large, flat-spherical and irregularly shaped fruits in 1912. In 2010 the pyramidal high-stemmed tree had a trunk circumference of around 1.75 and a height of around 13 meters. It stands on a draughty plateau between Mittelbuch and Rottum, called a wasteland.
The fruits are suitable as dessert fruits as well as household apples for canning, baking, juicing and for compote . From early to mid-September they are ready to be picked and immediately consumed and they tend to fall off. They should be used quickly as they only have a shelf life of around four weeks. Due to these properties, the variety has proven to be unsuitable for modern commercial farming. Trees of the Jakob Fischer variety , also known as Schöner vom Oberland , are characterized by strong growth and a broad crown; they are frost-hardy and resistant and are therefore also suitable for cultivating orchards and as a base for the refinement of tall trees.
Jakob Fischer could not make much profit from his discovery, but his name became known through the apple variety. There is an annual Jakob Fischer festival in Rottum . In 2012 the square in front of the multi-purpose hall Steinhausen in Jakob-Fischer-Platz was named in honor of Jakob Fischer and a memorial plaque was unveiled.
literature
- Walter Hartmann : Color Atlas of Old Fruit Types . Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5672-6 .
- Franz Renner: Jakob Fischer the beautiful from the Oberland . AVA Verlag, ISBN 3-938992-38-7 .
Web links
- District of Biberach: District apple variety Jakob Fischer
- Association of employees for fruit growing, gardening and state maintenance Baden-Württemberg eV: Fruit growing advice Baden-Württemberg - Jakob Fischer
Individual evidence
- ↑ Natural monuments in the Biberach district , as of January 1, 2011, viewed on January 13, 2011