Winter apple tree ELIZA

Winter apple variety. The apples are picked at the end of September or beginning of October and keep until May. The fruit is medium-sized or large, dark red, with white-green, juicy and sweet-and-sour flesh. This is a productive variety. The trees are moderately winter-hardy but highly disease-resistant, making this a valuable winter variety.

Variety: winter, from the Netherlands.

Tree: medium-sized with a broad conical crown.

Fruit: medium-sized or large, round and slightly conical, red or dark red, with juicy, aromatic, sweet-and-sour flesh. Suitable fresh and for juice, compote, jam and drying.

Fruiting: begins in the second or third year after planting and occurs every year.

Soil: sandy loam that is permeable to moisture.

Picking time: first half of October.

Hardiness: moderately frost-hardy and highly disease-resistant.

Expert comment: Very tasty fruit that keeps for a long time. Suitable for organic farms and gardens where trees are not sprayed against disease.