Elstar apple trees

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• Picking season: Late
• Self-fertility: Not self-fertile
• Pollination group: 3

Elstar is an attractive apple with a well-balanced honeyed flavor.

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All about Elstar apple trees

A particularly attractive late-season apple with a very good flavor, related to Golden Delicious and (more distantly) Cox's Orange Pippin.

The skin can have a marbled appearance, often with a soft sheen to it. It tends to lack the perfect smoothness of many modern varieties. The underlying color is golden yellow but overlaid with deep red. The flavor can be more intense than is often the case with other Golden Delicious offspring, but it retains the appealing sweetness - usually described as 'honeyed' in most apple text books. It also inherits the good keeping qualities of Golden Delicious. All in all this is a variety worthy of wider planting.

How to grow

Whilst most supermarket varieties are grown in warm climates, Elstar prefers cooler climates although it benefits from a sunny aspect.

Elstar grows best in zones 5-6, in areas with cooler summers.

Though not particularly disease-resistance it is generally easy to grow, and crops heavily.

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History

Developed in the Netherlands in the 1950s, a cross between Golden Delicious and Ingrid Marie - the latter being an offspring of Cox's Orange Pippin.

Elstar characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Elstar?Average
• Is Elstar self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Elstar?3
• Is Elstar good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Elstar?Late
• UsesEating fresh
• How long can you keep Elstar in a fridge?1-2 months
• What is the overall disease resistance of Elstar?Poor
• How resistant is Elstar to fire blight?Some susceptibility
• Is Elstar resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
• Is Elstar resistant to powdery mildew?Some susceptibility
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Elstar?Zone 5 (-29C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Elstar originate from?Netherlands
• When was Elstar first introduced?1950 - 1999
• Fruit colorOrange flush