- Fießer's debut: Profile
- Origin and history of the apple
- Fießers First Fruit Apple: Appearance and Taste
- Cultivation and care of the apple variety 'Fießers Erstling'
- Harvest and use Fießer's firstborn
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Resistant and early bearing - these characteristics characterize the 'Fießers Erstling'. In our article we will tell you which garden and which use the apple variety is suitable for.
Strong growth, high vitality and secure yields are the hallmarks of 'Fießers Erstling'. The old apple variety is known as an excellent economic and cider apple and has also found a number of fans among hobby gardeners. The 'Fießers Erstling' is particularly suitable because of its extraordinary he alth, but also because it is undemanding, which also allows it to be cultivated in rougher locations. The apple is therefore also extremely well suited for private cultivation.
Fießer's debut: Profile
| Fruit | medium to large; light green base color with yellow top color and crimson stripes on the sunny side |
| Flavour | strongly acidic, little sweet, milder taste after storage |
| Yield | high and regular |
| Harvest time | September to October |
| Shelf Life | very good; Can be stored until March |
| Growth | strong |
| Climate | suitable for harsher climates and altitudes |
| Diseases and Pests | very low susceptibility to powdery mildew and scab |
Origin and history of the apple
The 'Fießers Firstling' was created around 1980 by the breeder G. H. Fießer in Baden-Baden as a seedling of a 'Bismarck apple'. The variety owes its unusual name to a special characteristic: its breeder noticed that the tree begins to flower as a seedling at the age of four - making the 'Fießers Erstling' one of the earliest flowering apple trees. The variety has been officially available in stores since 1898 and quickly secured a reputation as a robust and high-yielding commercial apple. Unfortunately, the 'Fießers Erstling' has lost popularity over time, so that it is now on the red list of endangered native crops in Germanywill.
Fießers First Fruit Apple: Appearance and Taste
With a weight of about 140 grams, the 'Fießers Erstling' can present medium-sized to large fruits. The somewhat irregularly shaped, spherically flattened or conical apples have a light green base color that later turns into a rich yellow. On the sun-facing side, the 'Fießers Erstling' often has attractive crimson stripes. The smooth, shiny and supple skin makes the apple an attractive eye-catcher. Also striking is the shallow steep pit, which often appears faintly triangular thanks to three wide edges. But the 'Fießers Erstling' is not only convincing with its appearance - the old apple variety can also score with inner values. The flesh of the 'Fießers Erstling' is bright white and has a juicy, fluffy texture. The high acid value (10.5 grams per liter) gives the apple a strong sour taste, which is why it is generally not suitable as a dessert apple when fresh. However, the acidity decreases during storage, so that the 'Fießers Erstling' has a significantly milder taste after storage. The sugar content of the 'Fießers Erstling' is also relatively low at around 13%.
Cultivation and care of the apple variety 'Fießers Erstling'
Particularly because of its high level of robustness, the 'Fießers Erstling' is a well-suited variety for cultivation in the hobby garden, as long as the fast-growing tree has enough space. Depending on the substrate, its demands on the soil are low, only very dry and very nutrient-poor soils are not ideal for cultivation. At the same time, the 'Fießers Erstling' is considered to be particularly frost hardy and is therefore also suitable for harsher climatic conditions and altitudes. In its youth, the 'Fießers Erstling' proves to be a strong grower and grows into an upright tree with a spherical crown without pruning. Typically, the 'Fießers Erstling' is cultivated as a standard, half-stem or bush tree. An education to small forms such as potted fruit is possible, but is rarely carried out. In the case of tall stems and half-stems on vigorous substrates, it is advisable to choose an extensive cultivation method because of the strong growth, especially when young. In addition, the apple tree should only be pruned every few years if necessary. Low trunks and bush trees, on the other hand, should be lightly pruned every year - this stimulates vegetative growth only minimally andno alternation provoked. The medium-late flowering of 'Fießers Erstling' is considered to be particularly hardy. The varieties 'Oldenburg' and 'James Grieve' have proven to be good pollinators for the 'Fießers Erstling'. The very good he alth of the old apple variety is also convincing - there is only a very low susceptibility to powdery mildew and scab. As a rule, even in the most unfavorable locations, you only see he althy apple trees of the 'Fießers Erstling' variety.
Harvest and use Fießer's firstborn
Even at a young age, the 'Fießers debut' bears fruit regularly and plentifully. Alternating, i.e. fluctuating yields are rarely found with this strain. The apples are ready to be picked between September and October and can be stored. Because of its fresh acidity and high juice content, 'Fießers Erstling' is particularly suitable as a cider apple. But it is also used as a dessert apple. However, the strong acidity makes the young apple inedible for most people. Only after longer storage, at the beginning of the following year, is the acidity sufficiently broken down and the taste of the apple becomes more pleasant. Fortunately, the 'Fießers Erstling' convinces with particularly good storage properties. If you store the apple properly, it can be kept well into March.
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