Holstein

Malus domestica Borkh. Borkh.

Dessert

Introduced

1950

Origin

Germany

Measured Phenotype

Brix: 17.0 °Bx
Fruit height: 72.0 mm
Fruit width: 76.0 mm

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

Holstein is a German dessert apple with a Cox-like flavour profile, featuring crisp, juicy flesh with subacid balance. Introduced in 1950, it stores well from November through January.

Flavor & Texture

sweet_tartcrispjuicy

Best Uses

fresh_eating

Lineage

Parents

Cox's Orange Pippin x Unknown

Offspring

Holstein NFT Sport

References

USDA-NPGS: PI 589660
UK National Fruit Collection: 2793
Wikidata: Q41778062