Good Apple Info Snapshot:
Solid apple from Switzerland.
Good Apple Info Difficulty Rating:
Medium. Disease info not well documented.
Tree Habit:
Moderately vigorous, though tending to become weakly vigorous at full maturity. Upright pyramidal. The fruit develops on two and three year limbs and pruning is necessary to encourage new wood for large crops. The tree has a tendency to become biennial. Excels at altitude.
Apple Color:
Deep red over a green-yellow background.
Size:
Medium-sized, oblong-shaped.
Flavor:
subacid – sweet while refreshingly tart with a spicy flavor. Juicy, aromatic.
Bloom:
End Main Season
Ripe:
October
History:
Berner Rosen, or Rose de Berne, discovered in Oppligen, Switzerland around 1888, near the city of Bern.
Berner Rosen is Switzerland’s most popular apple, despite being unknown almost everywhere else.
Storage:
good, 2-4 months from mature trees. Young tree apples won’t store as long.
Uses:
Fresh eating, excellent juicer.
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