Pay attention to regional characteristics and your own needs
When choosing an apple tree, factors such as the color of the fruit or the size of the apple should not only play a role. Neighbors or the local gardening association can sometimes make recommendations for species that are different in the regional climate and resistance to Fungal attack and Diseases have proven particularly effective. It is also important whether you want to use the apples straight from the tree as fruit for fresh consumption, or whether afterwards harvest storage or processing into juice or must should take place. With a well thought-out selection of species, you can harvest fresh apples from the tree at different times and use them for various types of use.
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Eaten fresh from the tree or in the juice bottle
Many Apple varieties fresh from the tree offer a sour to sweet taste and thus perfect refreshment in late summer and autumn. These varieties are particularly suitable for juice extraction or for the production of must:
- Boskoop
- Danzig Kant
- Josef Musch
- Jakob Lebel
While some species like Jakob Fischer get their size and taste ready for harvest in early September When fully ripe, other varieties such as Cardinal Bea and the Red Star Renette are only from the middle to the end October to to harvest. Late varieties are usually better suited for storage over autumn and winter. Dried apple rings can also be used to make a tasty and healthy snack for the cold season from varieties that are not particularly storable.
Apple varieties for storage
In contrast to plums, cherries and berries, apples are also suitable for covering the vitamin requirements in winter from your own cultivation. To do this, you need a cool and not too dry cellar room in which the apples can be stored in a frost-free and dark place. Hold on here Apple varieties like the red Bellefleur, Luna and the bell apple in well-ventilated slopes and with favorable conditions until spring.
Tips & Tricks
Often only a few apple varieties are available in the desired trunk shape in local specialist shops. If you have a old variety from a gardening friend multiply if you want, you can also use this tree yourself on a documentrefine.