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Common Antonovka THIS WAS LOGGED AS ANTANINIS>>>LITHUANIA
type: Culinary, Cider
summary: Antaninis//Antonovka a collective term for late-season apples, and the Common Antaninis is the most popular among them. Used primarily for kitchen purposes, and generally too tart for fresh eating.
identification: Medium to large size. Round tending to round conic, often irregular, bluntly ribbed. The skin is smooth, yellowish-green maturing to bright yellow. The calyx is small and closed, set in a funnel shaped basin. The stem is long and slender, set in a deep and narrow, russetted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse-grained and firm. Juicy, somewhat acidic, marginally sweet.
uses: High pectin levels makes this a good apple for jellies. Pairs well with aged hard cheeses. Used for cider. Also used for hardy rootstock.
origins: Widely grown throughout western Russia as well as surrounding areas.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright pyramidal. Precocious. Partial spur bearer. Cold hardy.
cold storage: Keeps up to three months.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and most other fungal diseases.
harvest: Starting in the middle of the fourth period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 4
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