Our Variety Assessment

Its strengths, growing requirements and the conditions in which it performs best.

Duchess of Oldenburg is an excellent early variety for cold regions and higher-altitude orchards. The very hardy tree begins cropping young and produces attractive red-striped apples with juicy, aromatic and pleasantly sharp flesh. They are useful for fresh eating, sauces and pies. Harvest begins in late summer, but the fruit has a short storage life and softens quickly.

Duchesse de Oldenburg

Price range: 26,50 € through 59,75 €

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Dispatch generally takes place from late November to February, depending on the weather and the progress of lifting the trees.

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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SKU: 15353 Categories: Apple trees, Eating apple trees

Description

Variety characteristics

Variety origin

Old Russian variety, probably related to Borovinka / Borowitsky, distributed in the West in the 19th century under the name Duchesse d’Oldenbourg.

Pollinator value

Average pollinizer

Ploidy

Diploid

Origin and identity

Synonyms

Oldenburg, Borovinka, Borowitsky, Baroveski, New Brunswick, Queen Mary

Growth and adaptation

Vigour and habit

Medium vigour, early bearing, spur-bearing, regular production

Disease behaviour

Scab

Fairly resistant / partial resistance

Powdery mildew

Fairly resistant / partial resistance

Pollination

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These varieties flower at a compatible time and are the most relevant matches in the catalogue.

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