White rosemary apple

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White rosemary apple
Synonyms White Italian rosemary apple, Mela di Rosmarino, Rosmarina Bianca
White rosemary apple
Art Cultivated apple ( Malus domestica )
origin South-Tirol
known since circa 1798
List of apple varieties

The white rosemary apple ( also: White Italian rosemary apple , Italian Mela di Rosmarino , Rosmarina Bianca ) is a cultivar of the cultivated apple ( Malus domestica ).

It is considered an excellent table apple and used to be one of the common cultivars in South Tyrol (in 1929 seven percent of the quantity delivered there). It has been known in the area around Bolzano since around 1798.

The fruit is medium to large in size, tall and, when fully ripe, is light yellow in color with a slight reddening on the sun. The tree requires nutrient-rich soil and a warm location.

Individual evidence

  1. Source: South Tyrolean Fruit Tree Museum, Lana.
  2. Mühl, Franz (2014), Old and New Apple Varieties. Bavarian State Association for Horticulture and Land Care eV, Munich, 8th edition, p. 317.

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