Austrian Crescent

Austrian Crescent is a golden crescent-shaped fingerling with a firm waxy texture and deep yellow flesh. It is delicious in salads or when roasted or boiled, staying firm after cooking. Austrian Crescent is a high yielding variety with some tubers growing up to 10”.

Tuber Characteristics

Tuber Shapefingerling
Flesh Colorpale yellow
Eye Depthshallow-medium
Skin Coloryellow
Skin Texturesmooth
Dormancygood
Tuber Sizemedium

Yield and Quality

MarketsSpecialty, Gourmet, Table/Fresh
Yieldhigh
Tubers Per Plant20-30
Cooking TypeFirm
Dry Matterhigh

Resistances

Scabmedium
PVYmedium-high
Foliage Blightmedium
Tuber Blightmedium
Damagesmedium-high
Bruisingmedium-high
Nematodes-

Remarks

  • Waxy and firm texture delicious for roasting, boiling or in salads
  • Stays firm after cooking
  • Also known as ‘Kipfel’ – German for croissant
  • Skin can be better

Seed Availability

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