Karmijn de Sonnaville

Intersection of ' Cox Orange ' × ( ' Jonathan ' or 'Beautiful Boskoop ')

Karmijn de Sonnaville (also Karmijn ) ( Ndl: "Ruby of Sonnaville ") is a sort of culture apple (Malus domestica).

The variety was created in 1949 by Piet de Sonnaville ( 1917-1995 ) bred in Wageningen ( in the province of Gelderland ) in the Netherlands from a cross of Cox's Orange Pippin and Jonathan Beautiful or from Boskoop, named after the often intense red color of the fruit and in the given trade. As of 1971, the commercial cultivation of the variety was.

The fruit reached a diameter of up to 12 cm, has a yellow backgrounds basic color with a red top coat color and has a sour, very aromatic and spicy pulp ( with a flavor that is similar to the Cox's Orange Pippin ).

The Karmijn de Sonnaville is an autumn apple - he's ready for picking in October to December and ready to eat - during storage corresponding beyond. It is widely used as a lover places - a working excessive cultivation takes place as well as not. The tree makes high demands on soil, location and maintenance.