USDA-NPGS

Drakenstein

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1981

Origin

South Africa

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 10.9 °Bx

Each value is the highest-precedence :Assertion attached to this cultivar; full provenance (year, evidence type, confidence) is preserved in the graph.

Drakenstein is a South African dessert apple introduced in 1981, bred from Wemmershoek and Granny Smith crossed with Richared Delicious. The fruit is round with bright red coloring, and the tree is vigorous.

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Granny Smith Richared Delicious Wemmershoek

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 537000
UK National Fruit Collection: 1654