The Elstar apple is an

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that was first developed in the Netherlands in Elst in the 1950s by crossing

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and

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apples. It quickly became popular, especially in

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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

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. 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

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. In general, however, it is used in desserts due to its sweet flavour.

Descendant cultivars

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(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, as ...

: 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 destr ...

: high

References

External links

Orange Pippin - ElstarNational Fruit Collection page
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