Crown Prince Rudolf

Crown Prince Rudolf

Family:
Rosaceae – Rose family
Species:
Malus domestica

Origin

Oldest styrian apple variety; actually it is a coincidence seedling, in honour of the heir to the throne it was denominated to the Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary and introduced on the occasion of the world exhibition 1873.

Fruit

Small to medium sized, flattened and round in shape, greenish primary colour, opaque colour sun-laterally red faced, flesh medium firm.

Flavour

Finely spiced, refreshing, sourish and juicy.

Maturity

In the middle of to at the end of Septembers.

Storage

In cold storage to at the end of Decembers, in CA storage until the end of March.