Fruit salad
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Agroscope grows traditional varieties in its own orchards agroscope -
The Heimenhofer makes good cider agroscope -
The Heimenhofer as seen in the orchard agroscope -
The sweet Wildmuser agroscope -
Hedelfinger cherries with their distinctive stripes agroscope -
The Jonathan's taste is not for everyone agroscope -
The Schneiderapfel is a good root stock for other apples agroscope -
It is also resistant to fire blight agroscope -
Some apples are made into juice at Agroscope to see which are best suited agroscope -
The Sternapi, or star apple, named for its shape agroscope -
Some fruits make very good liquors agroscope -
The Schweizerhose, "Swiss trousers" pear, named after the outfits worn by the Swiss guard agroscope
Traditional Swiss varieties come to the fore.
This content was published on March 16, 2009
The Agroscope Research Station is looking into traditional types of fruit in Switzerland. What follows is a small selection of the 2,000 sorts found, as well as a few of their most delicious uses. (All pictures: Agroscope)
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