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Chusenrainer
type: Cooking, Cider, Pie
synonyms: Chusenrainer, Chussenrainer, Chussen Rainer, Chusenrain, Chusenrain
identification: Medium size. Round. The base colour is greenish yellow, washed dull red with fine striping on the sun exposed face. The eye is small and partly open, set in a deep and narrow basin. The stem is long and slender, set in a deep and very narrow, russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish, soft. Juicy and sharp. Brix 11.0, acidity 8.3 g/litre
uses: Primarily a cooking apple suitable for pies and tarts, but the flavour tends to be somewhat bland. Also used for cider.
origins: NFC Found in about 1852 by Joh. Waller, growing wild in Chusenrain ? Sempach, Switzerland. It was named in 1891 by R. Stalder of Meggen
cultivation: Moderately vigorous.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months.
harvest: In the middle of the fourth period.
pollination peak: 19
ploidism: Self sterile. Group ???? Day 19
cold storage weeks: 12
brix: 11
acidity: 8.3
harvest period: 4
sg: 1.0441
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