Red Astrachan

Apple cultivar

'Red Astrachan' apple

Cultivar| 'Red Astrachan'
Origin| Russia or Sweden

Red Astrachan is a cultivar of domesticated apple of either Russian or Swedish origin, which is an early season apple, juicy, tart and mealy texture with pleasant flavour, and use for eating, cooking and cider. It is medium-sized, crimson colored. As all the early season apples, it is not good for storage.[1] It is known by several other names including 'Abe Lincoln', 'American Red', and 'Waterloo'.[2]

* Typical size: width 77 mm, height 61 mm, stalk 18-31 mm.[3][4][5]
* Tree vigorous, upright, productive, hardy.
* Flesh white often tinged with red, crisp, tender, juicy, aromatic, subacid.[6]

## Growing tips[edit]

This cultivar needs rich soil,[7] moderate watering,[8][7] good drainage, big spacing and full sun. Needs pruning. Susceptical to apple scab, fireblight, frost, apple rust disease, black rot, bitter rot and pests.[7] This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and birds. Flowers are fragrant.[8]

Red Astrachan[9] \
- | When to pick | When ripe enough to eat | Latest cold storage limit

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In Northern states | July 22 - Aug. 15 | July 30 - Sept. 3 | Sept. 20
In Southern States | July 17 - Aug. 15 | July 23 - Aug. 3 | Sept. 1

## History[edit]

The Red Astrachan as recorded in the 1870s was a dark-red apple; a variant, the Summer King, was "a bright scarlet".[10]

## References[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Red Astrachan (apple).

1. ^ Red Astrachan at Orange Pippin
2. ^ National Fruit Collection page
3. ^ Warder, American Pomology
4. ^ Downing, Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America, 1885
5. ^ Beach, The Apples of New York, 1905
6. ^ Beach, The Apples of New York, 1905
7. ^ a b c Back Yard Gardener
8. ^ a b Dave's Garden
9. ^ Stark Nurseries, Catalog, 1917
10. ^ Biennial Report - Volume 8 - Page 116 Kansas State Horticultural Society - 1879 - "Their External and Internal Comparison. — The Red Astrachan is a dark-red apple; the Summer King is a bright scarlet. The Red Astrachan is of medium size or over, and usually of conical shape; the Summer King is also of full medium. size, ."

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