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Apple varieties, Germany

Zabergau Renette

The record of the National Fruit Collection, at Brogdale in Kent, describes it¹:

Raised at Hausen on the Zaber, Wurttemberg, Germany from seed sown in 1885. Fruits have firm, moderately fine-textured, fairly juicy flesh with a rich, nutty flavour.

Sources

Zabergau Renette (accession 1951 - 055), National Fruit Collection, Brogdale, Kent (Defra). Supports: the description quoted; the use; the fruit's size, shape and colours and the flesh, from the collection's characterisation; the picking time at Brogdale (mid october); the other names.