Red Astrachan

Measured Phenotype

Brix

12.1 °Bx

source: GRIN

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

Red Astrachan is a beautiful early summer apple of medium size with a yellow skin largely covered in light and dark red striping and bluish bloom. The flesh is crisp, tender, juicy, and brisk subacid with aromatic notes. It is fit for culinary purposes before full ripeness and desirable for dessert when fully ripe, with a season from late July to September; the tree is a reliable moderate cropper commonly found in local markets throughout apple-growing regions.

Flavor & Texture

Best Uses

Lineage

Origin & History

Status

commercial

Origin type

found wilding

First introduced

1816

References

USDA-NPGS

PI 589054

UK National Fruit Collection

4997

Wikidata

Q18746482

MUNQ ID

82

Cited authority (Hogg 1851)

Hort