Apple tree (Malus domestica) AVIETINIS

Apple (Malus domestica) 'Avietinis' (Raspberry)

An old Lithuanian variety with an excellent raspberry flavour.

'Avietinis' (meaning "Raspberry") is an old Lithuanian early summer apple variety, valued for its excellent, delicate sweet-tart flavour with a characteristic raspberry taste and aroma. It is characterized by an early entry into bearing and good frost resistance.

Main advantages of the variety:

• Excellent flavour with a characteristic raspberry taste and aroma.
• Early entry into bearing.
• Good frost resistance.
• Partially self-fertile.

Origin and Registration

• Country of origin: Lithuania
• History: An old variety, cultivated at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Synonym: 'Beržininkų Avietinis'

Variety Characteristics

Tree

• Growth: Medium-vigorous, grows to a height of 2.5 m.
• Crown: Medium-dense to dense.
• Pollination: It is partially self-fertile.

Fruit

• Size: Medium to large.
• Shape and colour: Oval-conical. Light yellow to whitish, with pink to raspberry-red stripes on the sunny side.
• Flesh: White, with pink stripes under the skin, soft, very juicy.
• Flavour: Excellent, delicate, sweet-tart, with a characteristic raspberry taste and aroma.
• Use: Versatile (fresh consumption, processing).

Resistance and Requirements

• Frost resistance: Good.
• Disease resistance: Medium.
• Requirements: Requires a sunny location and fertile, moist, but well-drained soil.

Harvest and Storage

• Harvest time: Mid-August.
• Storability: Short, approximately 2 weeks.
• Entry into bearing: Early, 2nd to 3rd year.