Freyberg apple trees

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

Freyberg (or Freyburg) is an attractive golden yellow apple with a high-quality sweet refreshing flavor.

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All about Freyberg apple trees

Freyberg is a relatively unknown apple variety, yet it has an excellent pedigree - it is a cross between the English Cox's Orange Pippin and the American Golden Delicious, two outstanding but very different apples.

In most respects Freyberg is a Golden Delicious style apple - a green skin ripening to golden yellow, with lightly crisp cream flesh and an excellent sweet flavor. The flavor is however quite a lot more complex than a regular Golden Delicious, reflecting the aromatic influence of Cox's Orange Pippin.

How to grow

Freyberg is generally easy to grow, although it is somewhat susceptible to scab. It produces a small tree but like Golden Delicious, is very productive. Fruit size can be small but this is easily remedied by thinning the fruitlets in early June.

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History

Freyberg was raised in the 1930s by the famous New Zealand apple breeder J.H. Kidd, who also developed Kidd's Orange Red and Gala. Kidd did not live to see Freyberg (or Gala) but the seedling trees of many of his varieties were bequeathed to the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, which developed them in trial orchards. Freyberg was named in 1959 after Lord Freyberg, the Governor-General of New Zealand from 1946-1952. It is sometimes incorrectly known as Freyburg.

It is interesting to compare Freyberg with Rubinette, which is also the result of crossing Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious. These two varieties are therefore sisters, yet in appearance and flavor they are completely different.

Freyberg characteristics

• What level of gardening skill is needed to grow Freyberg?Average
• Is Freyberg self-fertile?Not self-fertile
• What flowering group is Freyberg?3
• Is Freyberg good for pollinating others?Average
• What season do you pick Freyberg?Late
• UsesEating fresh
• How long can you keep Freyberg in a fridge?1-2 months
• What is the overall disease resistance of Freyberg?Average
• How resistant is Freyberg to fire blight?Some susceptibility
• Is Freyberg resistant to scab?Some susceptibility
• What is the USDA hardiness zone for Freyberg?Zone 4 (-34C)
• Summer maximum temperaturesCool ( 20-24C / 68-75F)Warm (25-30C / 76-85F)
• Where does Freyberg originate from?New Zealand
• When was Freyberg first introduced?1900 - 1949
• Fruit colorGreenGreen - light