Duchess of Oldenburg

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Culinary / Dessert

Introduced

1824

Origin

Russia

Measured Phenotype

Fruit height: 58.0 mm
Fruit width: 71.0 mm

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

Duchess of Oldenburg is a Russian apple introduced to England in 1824, suitable for both fresh eating and cooking. Medium-sized, rounded fruit with pale yellow skin striped in red, featuring soft white flesh with a refreshing sub-acid flavor. A vigorous, fertile tree producing an attractive summer fruit ripening August to September.

Flavor & Texture

subacidaromaticcrisptenderjuicy

Best Uses

cookingfresh_eating

5 historical watercolors from the USDA Pomological Watercolor Collection (1886–1942) included in the gallery above. Public domain.

Lineage

Offspring

Wealthy Beacon Pewaukee Cleeve Crimson Beauty (Canada)Joyce Bessemyanka Michurina Zhigulevskoe Folwell Manitoba

Where to Pick

Kingbird Orchard - Etta Place Cidery

Origin & History

Status: heritage
First introduced: 1824

subacidaromatic

References

UK National Fruit Collection: 1685
Wikidata: Q440726