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Alps Otome
type: Dessert
summary: A chance seedling found in Japan, Believed to be related to Fuji.
identification: Small. Bright red with russetting in the stem basin.
characteristics: Sweet
uses: Dessert crabapple.
origins: A chance seedling found growing near the town of Nagano in the Nagano Prefecture, Japan, and introduced to the market by K. Hatagoshi in 1964 . Believed to be a cross between Fuji and Ruby.
cold storage: Very short shelf life.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab.
harvest: Ready to be picked in the middle of the fifth period.
harvest period: 5
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