Pommier 'Antonovka 2 Livres"

Antonovka 2 pounds

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

Known by many different names, this is a sport variation of Antonovka, noted for its very large apples.

Choose your tree form

1 year old grafted tree – approx. 1–2 m

Half-standard – 1 to 1.5 m stem

Low-stem tree – approx. 60 cm stem

Standard tree – 1.8 m stem and over

Apple rootstock options

Bittenfelder – approx. 6 m mature height

EM9 – approx. 2.5 m mature height

M116 – approx. 4 m mature height

MM111 – approx. 4 m mature height

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Tree size guide

Tree size guide: maiden, half-standard and standard fruit trees

SKU: 2040 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

Antonovka is a very old Russian apple variety, popular because of its reliable production even in the harhest winters. Antonovka 1.5 Pound, also known as Antonovka Deux Livres, is a sport variation which inherits the same qualities but the apples are much larger.

The apples are juicy and acidic, and ideal for use in the kitchen.

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Very large-fruited mutation from the Antonovka group, discovered by Ivan V. Michurin in 1888 at Mogilev in Russia and released in 1892.

Origin

USDA zone

Flowering

Eating / keeping period

Use

Cooking, Fresh eating, Juice

Sweetness / acidity

Sweet and tangy

Disease resistance

Self-fertility

Pollinator value

Average pollinizer

Ploidy

Probably diploid

Origin and identity

Parentage

Bud mutation of Antonovka Moghilyovskaya

Synonyms

Antonovka Grammovaya, Antonovka Grammovaya 1.5, Antonovka 1.5 Pound, Antonovka Polutorafuntovaya, Antonovka Deux Livres

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Vigorous, very cold-hardy, spur-bearing, very large fruits requiring thinning

Disease behaviour

Scab

Fairly resistant / resistant

Powdery mildew

Resistant

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