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Aargauer Jägerapfel
type: Cooking, Culinary, Cider
synonyms: Sometimes referred to as the Rheinischen Winterrambur. Also known as Kuttiger Jägerapfel, Harderapfel and Streifling
summary: Found as a wild seedling in Switzerland prior to 1800.
identification: Large, round to conic. The base colour is greenish yellow, over which is a orange-red wash primarily on the sun exposed face. The base colour varies from pale green to yellowish when fully ripe, but this is almost completely covered with a deep red wash and marked with darker scattered stripes. Small, greyish lenticels with yellowish halos.
characteristics: The flesh is pale green, fine grained and crunchy. Juicy and refreshingly tangy.
uses: A cooking apple, also used for cider making.
origins: Originated in the Canton Aargau (Switzerland) prior to 1800s, presumably as a wild seedling.
cultivation: Weakly vigorous. Biennial but produces large harvests, to the point where the branches require support.
cold storage: Keeps up to four months in cold storage
harvest: Late in the fifth period.
pollination group: F
cold storage weeks: 16
harvest period: 5
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