Oldenburg

Measured Phenotype

Brix

12.3 °Bx

source: GRIN

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Oldenburg is a hardy Russian apple of good size and attractive red-striped appearance, highly esteemed for culinary use and with excellent flavor. The tree is vigorous and extremely hardy, making it valuable for northern and western regions, though the fruit is somewhat perishable. It ripens in late August through September and has become increasingly planted in home and commercial orchards since its introduction to America in 1835.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

deliberate cross

First introduced

1824 · Massachusetts Horticultural Society

Disease Resistance

Fire blight

moderately susceptible

Cornell Apple Variety Database.

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 589562

Cited authority (Hogg 1851)

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