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Rostocker

Apple

Rostocker

Origin/History

A large and favorite German apple, noted by Hogg as valuable for culinary purposes.

Tree

Not described in source.

Fruit

Form: Oblate, ribbed.

Skin: Yellowish; deep red next the sun.

Flesh/Flavor: Not described in source.

Core/Seeds: Not described in source.

Season

November to May.

Uses

Culinary.

Subtypes/Variants

Not described in source.

Book Sources

Described in 1 period pomological work

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Rostocker.

Stetting Rouge. Annaberger. Matapfel. Rothe Stettiner. Rothe Hernapfel. Bodickheimer? Berliner Glossapfel.

A large and favorite German Apple, says Hogg, valuable for culinary purposes.

Fruit oblate, ribbed, yellowish, deep red next the sun. November to May.

A.J. Downing, The Fruits and Fruit Trees of America (1900)
Annaberger Berliner Glas Berliner Glossapfel Bodickheimer Bödigheimer Eisen Apfel (irrig) Maler A Mat? Matapfel Roter Bietigheimer Roter Herren Rothe Hernapfel Rothe Stettiner Stetting Rouge Äpfel Äpfel, Annaberger Herren Kohl