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Heimenhofer
type: Culinary, Cider, Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: This relatively unknown Swiss cider apple is often eaten fresh out of hand and also used for pies and sauces.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Juicy and sweet-tart. Aromatic.
origins: Likely originated as a chance seedling in the Thurgau region of northwestern Switzerland.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Produces the heaviest crops every other year.
vulnerabilities: High resistance to fire blight.
juice_classification: Sweetsharp
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
brix: 12.1
acidity: 8.8
sg: 1.0487
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