Spar Austria and Frutura are trialling two historic apple varieties, Ilzer Rosenapfel and Falchs Gulderling, in a Styrian orchard with 2,150 trees. The pilot will assess taste, yield, disease resistance and shelf life before deciding whether the fruit can return to wider retail.
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Austria tests rare apple varieties for supermarket return

THE GUARDIAN

Spar Austria and Frutura are trialling two historic apple varieties, Ilzer Rosenapfel and Falchs Gulderling, in a Styrian orchard with 2,150 trees. The pilot will assess taste, yield, disease resistance and shelf life before deciding whether the fruit can return to wider retail.

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