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RF: Almata
type: Culinary, Cider, Jelly, Sauce
synonyms: Alma Ata
summary: This red-fleshed apple is great for apple sauce, apple jelly and cider.
identification: Medium size, round-conic to conic with angular faces and a knobbed crown. The orange-yellow base colour is almost completely washed solid dark red over which is a greyish bloom. The stem is medium long and tending to stout, set in a shallow cavity. The calyx is small and closed, set in a shallow basin.
characteristics: The flesh is coarse-grained and reddish pink like that of a water mellon. Moderately juicy. Tart with strawberry, raspberry and pomegranate flavours. Can be extremely tart and occasionally also bitter.
uses: Makes a tart and flavourful apple sauce. Also favoured for apple jelly. Cider makers have started using the Almata for its sharpness and colouration.
origins: Developed by Dr. Niels E. Hansen at the South Dakota Experiment Station in Brookings, South Dakota (U.S.A.) by crossing an experimental hybrid (Beautiful Arcade Beautiful Arcade x Fluke 38) Crab) with pollen from the RF: Red Flesh (Red Flesh). Introduced in 1942.
cultivation: Vigorous. Partial tip bearer. Has a tendency to produce the best crops every other year.
cold storage: Does not store well.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab and fire blight. Somewhat resistant to powdery mildew.
harvest: During the first half of the fourth period.
juice_classification: Sharp
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 1
brix: 11.5
harvest period: 4
flowers: Rich pink.
leaves: New leaves show bronze.
hardiness: 3
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