The apple is small to medium, shape is oval and slightly asymmetrical. Apples ground color is greenish-yellow. Cover color is dark red and covers approx. 75% of the apple. Apples topcoat is smooth with more or less distinct stripes.
Pigeon has solid, crisp and juicy flesh with a tart sweet and distinctive fine refreshing taste with a bitter hint of tannin. The flesh is white.
Pigeon's are eating apples of high quality, but is also suitable for salads and desserts mm.
Pigeon can be harvested from October and several times, so the apples get as much color as possible. The apples can be stored for Christmas. Pigeon is also called Christmas apple, and has previously been used for decoration of Christmas.
If you want the all-red color, Pigeon Apples's must be picked from the trees and laid on a drained surface. The apples must have sun and turned over several times until they get the right color red.