Silver Creek Nursery Ltd.

Freiherr von Berlepsch Apple Bareroot

History: A cross between Ananas Reinette and Ribston Pippin, Freiherr von Berlepsch was grown by German engineer and gardener Diedrich Uhlhorn Jr. in the early 1880s in the Rhineland area of Germany. It was named after Hans Hermann Freiherr von Berlepsch who was the president of the regional council at the time. 

Why We Grow It: These apples feature red blush over green skin and have a rather flattened appearance. They have an intense pineapple flavour that is a pleasant mix of sweet and sharp, and are also crisp, juicy, and high in Vitamin C. As one can imagine, they are great for fresh eating but can also be used for cooking. The tree is vigorous and produces good crops, but does tend to bear fruit biennially. It is also one of more particular trees, being more sensitive to late frosts and drought conditions.

$56.50

Rootstock
Size

5 low in stock

Fruit Traits:

Recommended Use: Fresh eating, cooking, cider

Fruit Size: Medium

Storage: Keeps until January when stored in refrigerated conditions

Harvest: October - Early

Cider Class (if applicable):

Tree Traits:

Canadian Hardiness Zone: 4

Soil Preferance: Prefers fertile loam. Prefers well-drained areas but does not do well under drought conditions, avoid planting anywhere that floods for more than two weeks in the spring. Generally quite adaptable to different soil conditions.

Flowering Time: Middle

Bloom Colour: White

Pollination Requirements: Requires a pollinator of a different apple variety that blooms around the same time

Sun/Shade Requirements: Full sun (approx. 8-10 hours of sun daily)

General Growth Habit: Vigourous, tends to crop every other year but produces good crops when it does. Susceptible to canker and fireblight, sensitive to late spring frosts.

Overall Disease Resistance Rating*: Medium

*this rating is combined with our experience growing in our test orchards combined with already available information on the cultivar.

Shipping: Every year we ship thousands of plants across Canada. We carefully bag roots in damp sawdust, then box them and send them out via courier. CLICK HERE to see our shipping policy.

Pick-up: We also have thousands of trees picked up from our nursery each year. The pick-up options is free, though you must wait until you have been emailed a confirmation that your order is ready to pick up, which will have further information such as hours, locations, etc.

We have simplified our crop inventory for grafted fruit trees into two sizes:

1m+ Grade: this often has some feathering, and is measured including the rootstock.

50-80cm Grade: this is like a 'b-grade' tree, sometimes with minor scaring or bent, these trees are priced accordingly.

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