An attractive, highly disease-resistant apple, ideal for organic growers.
Reinette Zabergau Apple on G.41 (Spring 2025)
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A very large, intensely flavored russet from Germany. Also known as Zabergau Reinette, Reinette Zabergäu, Grau Renette Von Zabergau.
This tree is large, vigorous, cold hardy (to zone 4), and a heavy cropper, but nonetheless reliably annual. It is a triploid and two diploid pollenizers will need to be present for full fertility, but the tree has no other difficulties. It is mildly susceptible to scab but otherwise disease resistant.
One of the largest of the russets, this apple is bronze patched and streaked over a green background. It is a dense apple, but crunchy and aromatic. The flavor when harvested is intense and sweet-sharp, but it mellows in storage, developing a balanced sweetness that has the rich nuttiness we expect from a good russet. It will store well through the winter and it has found favor with some American cider makers for its aromatic qualities. From WSU: Tannin (percent tannic acid): 0.12; Acid (percent malic acid): 0.79; pH: 3.46; SG: 1.057; °Brix: 13.4.
Commonly thought to have arisen in Germany near the Zaber River in 1885, Reinette Zabergau remains a highly regarded dessert and baking apple in Germany. Try it in a strudel or German apple cake (Versunkener Apfelkuchen).
The Fruit
Fruit Type
Category: Apple
Subcategory:
Heirloom, Cider, Disease-Resistant, Cold-Hardy
Fruit Uses & Storage
Uses: fresh eating, cider, baking, storage, sauce
Cider classification: bittersharp
Storage duration: three plus months (approximate, depending on storage conditions)
Fruit Appearance
Skin color: russeted
Flesh color: off-white
Fruit Origins
Parentage: unknown
Origin: Germany
Introduced in: 1885
Introduced by:
The Environment
Calendar & Geography
USDA zones: 4 - 7
Chill hours: Not yet determined
Ripening date: Sep 29 (approximate, in New York State) + 14 days after McIntosh
Tree Height & Spacing
glossary
Rootstock: G.41 Rootstock
Rootstock size class: Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Tree spacing (natural spread of tree): 8'
Good for wildlife planting? N
Diseases & Pests
glossary
Apple Scab: Susceptible
Cedar-Apple Rust: Resistant
Powdery Mildew: Resistant
Fireblight: Resistant
Pollination
Pollination Factors
glossary
Bloom group: 3
Is it self-fertile? N
Is it fertile? N
Ploidy: Triploid
Rootstock size class:
Dwarf (30% of Standard)
Pollination Partners
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