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Abas
type: Dessert
synonyms: Abys, Brown's Seedling, Bullock's Seedling, Cole's Seedling
identification: Medium size. Round. Green base colour over which are prominent stripes of bright red, particularly on the sun exposed face. The stem is medium long and medium thick, set in a deep, somewhat russetted cavity. The calyx is medium size, closed and set in a shallow basin.
characteristics: Crisp, juicy and moderately sweet. Mild.
uses: Dessert apple
origins: Shepparton West, Victoria (Australia) 1940s. Seedling of Jonathan.
cultivation: Pronounced tendency to produce fruit every other year. Well suited to espalier.
harvest: early
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
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