Elstar

Measured Phenotype

Brix

16.8 °Bx

source: GRIN

Fruit height

56.3 mm

source: NFC

Fruit width

66.9 mm

source: NFC

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

Elstar is a Dutch dessert apple with white, firm flesh and intense honeyed flavor, developed in 1955 from Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie. Medium-sized with predominantly red skin and yellow undertones, it's suitable for both fresh eating and cooking, though it is susceptible to powdery mildew and Phytophthora rot.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Origin type

deliberate cross

Disease Resistance

Fire blight

highly susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 589440

UK National Fruit Collection

1850

Wikidata

Q486412