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Apollo
type: Dessert
identification: Medium size, round. Smooth, tough skin. The base colour is yellow, washed reddish orange.
characteristics: The flesh is white, moderately fine-grained and firm. Juicy and sweet-tart and aromatic.
origins: Developed at the Institut für Acker- und Pflanzenbau in Müncheberg (Germany) from a cross of Cox’s Orange Pippin x Geheimrat Doktor Oldenburg . Released in 1976.
cultivation: Vigorous, spreading tending to brushy growth. Tip bearer. Needs regular, careful pruning.
progeny: Retina, Pirus
cold storage: Keeps one month in storage, but quickly becomes mealy after that.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and mildew.
harvest: Ready to be picked starting in the middle of the fourth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 4
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