Edelborsdorfer

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1561

Origin

Village of Misnia, called Borsdorf or near Leipsic, Germany

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 13.8 °Bx
Fruit height: 63.3 mm
Fruit width: 67.7 mm

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

Borsdorf is a German dessert apple valued in Europe for quality fruit, with a hardy and productive tree. The fruit is small to below-medium, oblate, yellow with light scarlet wash and russet markings, with mild subacid flavor becoming nearly sweet. Although introduced to America many years prior, it has not gained commercial recognition in New York and is not recommended for planting there.

Flavor & Texture

mildsubacidsweetaromaticcrisptenderjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eatingcooking

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

Lineage

Offspring

Dietzer Gold Reinette

Where to Pick

Kingbird Orchard - Etta Place Cidery

Origin & History

Status: heritage

subacidaromatic

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 590124
UK National Fruit Collection: 1793
Wikidata: Q12269996