The Elstar apple is an
apple
An apple is an edible fruit produced by an apple tree (''Malus domestica''). Apple trees are cultivated worldwide and are the most widely grown species in the genus ''Malus''. The tree originated in Central Asia, where its wild ancestor, ' ...
cultivar
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that was first developed in the Netherlands in
Elst in the 1950s by crossing
Golden Delicious and
Ingrid Marie
Ingrid Marie is an apple cultivar.
It was cultivated by accident around 1910 on the premises of a school in Høed on the island of Funen
Funen ( da, Fyn, ), with an area of , is the third-largest island of Denmark, after Zealand and Vendsy ...
apples. It quickly became popular, especially in
Europe
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and was first introduced to America in 1972.
Elstar profile on cffresh.com
It remains popular in Continental Europe, but less so in the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...
.
The Elstar is a medium-sized apple whose skin is mostly red with yellow showing. The flesh is white and has a crispy texture. It may be used for cooking and is especially good for making apple sauce
Apple sauce or applesauce is a purée (not necessarily served as a true sauce) made of apples. It can be made with peeled or unpeeled apples and may be spiced or sweetened. Apple sauce is inexpensive and is widely consumed in North America and s ...
. In general, however, it is used in desserts due to its sweet flavour.
Descendant cultivars
*Santana
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Transportation
* Volkswagen Santana, an automobile
* Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles
* Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer
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* Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
(Elstar × Priscilla)
* Ecolette (Elstar × Prima)
* Collina (Priscilla × Elstar)
Disease susceptibility
* Scab: high
*Powdery mildew
Powdery mildew is a fungal disease that affects a wide range of plants. Powdery mildew diseases are caused by many different species of ascomycete fungi in the order Erysiphales. Powdery mildew is one of the easier plant diseases to identify, a ...
: high
*Cedar apple rust
''Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae'' is a plant pathogen that causes cedar-apple rust. In virtually any location where apples or crabapples (''Malus'') and Eastern red cedar ('' Juniperus virginiana'') coexist, cedar apple rust can be a des ...
: high
References
External links
Orange Pippin - Elstar
National Fruit Collection page
Apple cultivars
Dutch inventions
Dutch apples
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