Berner Rosen

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1860

Origin

Zurich, Switzerland

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.2 °Bx

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A red Swiss dessert apple first developed in Zurich around 1860. It features soft, juicy flesh with a subacid flavor, medium size weighing approximately 110 grams, and stores well at cold temperatures for up to four months.

Flavor & Texture

subacidsoftjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Reinette Franche

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589435
UK National Fruit Collection: 526
Wikidata: Q689898