Gravenstein
- Description
- The origin of the Gravenstein remains in some doubt. It is said to have been originally found in the Duke of Augustinberg's garden at Gravenstein, in Holstein, and that the original tree was growing there in the middle of the last century; another statement is, that it derived its name from being found in the garden of the castle of Grafenstein, in Sleswick; and Diel says, that it was supposed by some to have been introduced from Italy.
- Flesh quality
- firm, moderately fine, crisp, moderately tender, juicy, sprightly subacid, aromatic, very good to best
- Flesh color
- yellow
- Skin quality
- thin, tender, slightly rough
- Skin color
- green-yellow, orange-yellow, red striped
- Sizes
- uniform, large, above medium
- Shape
- angular, round, irregular, oblate
- Keeping quality
- As com- pared with other varieties of its class it stands up well in good dry cold storage
- Eating season starts in
- September
- Eating season ends in
- November
- Also known as
- Blumen-Calvill
- Calville de Gravenstein
- Calville Grafensteiner
- Diel's Sommerkonig
- Early Congress
- Grafen-Apfel
- Grafensteiner
- Grave Slige
- Grave Slije
- Gravensteiner
- Ohio Nonpareil
- Paradies Apfel
- Pomme Grafenstein
- Prinzessin-Apfel
- Ripp Apfel
- Sabine
- Sabine of the Flemings
- Strohmer
- Stromling
- Tom Harryman
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Spencer A. Beach, The Apples of New York, vol. 2 (Albany: J.B. Lyon Company, 1905), 86.