Elstar
Encyclopedia
The Elstar apple is an apple
cultivar
that was first developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s by crossing Golden Delicious
and Ingrid Marie
apples. It quickly became popular, especially in Europe
and was first introduced to America in 1972 http://www.cffresh.com/fresh/elstar_profile.html. It remains popular in Continental Europe, but less so in the United Kingdom
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The Elstar is a medium-sized apple whose skin is mostly red with yellow showing. The flesh is white, and has a soft, crispy texture. It may be used for cooking and is especially good for making apple sauce. In general, however, it is used in desserts due to its sweet flavour.
Apple
The apple is the pomaceous fruit of the apple tree, species Malus domestica in the rose family . It is one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits, and the most widely known of the many members of genus Malus that are used by humans. Apple grow on small, deciduous trees that blossom in the spring...
cultivar
Cultivar
A cultivar'Cultivar has two meanings as explained under Formal definition. When used in reference to a taxon, the word does not apply to an individual plant but to all those plants sharing the unique characteristics that define the cultivar. is a plant or group of plants selected for desirable...
that was first developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s by crossing Golden Delicious
Golden Delicious
The Golden Delicious is a cultivar of apple with a yellow color. It is not closely related to the Red Delicious apple.- Appearance and flavor :...
and Ingrid Marie
Ingrid Marie
Ingrid Marie is a traditional apple.It was cultivated by accident around 1910 on the premises of a school in Høed on the island of Funen in Denmark...
apples. It quickly became popular, especially in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
and was first introduced to America in 1972 http://www.cffresh.com/fresh/elstar_profile.html. It remains popular in Continental Europe, but less so in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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The Elstar is a medium-sized apple whose skin is mostly red with yellow showing. The flesh is white, and has a soft, crispy texture. It may be used for cooking and is especially good for making apple sauce. In general, however, it is used in desserts due to its sweet flavour.
Descendent cultivars
- Santana (Elstar × Priscilla)
- Ecolette (Elstar × Prima)
- Collina (Priscilla x Elstar)
Disease susceptibility
- Scab: high
- Powdery mildew: high
- Cedar apple rust: high
External links
- Orange Pippin - Elstar
- Elstar produce profile Elstar fr.wikipedia.org