Gravenstein
Accession
Palermo, Waldo County
Synonyms
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
Origin
Europe; before 1600
Season
Late summer- early fall
Uses
Fresh eating/dessert, Cooking, Pies
Distinctive Features
oblate and irregular shape, yellow with orange and red stripes
Resembles
Red Astrachan, Duchess of Oldenburg, Wealthy
Status of Name
Verified Visually by Experts
DNA Information
Assumed to be correct; not tested
