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Broad End
type: Cooking
synonyms: Winter Broading; Kentish Broading; Broading
identification: Large, round, slightly oblate and flattened. The skin background colour is yellow blushed pale red and streaked with darker red and some patche of russet on the sun exposed face. The stalk is short and set in a deep cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, firm and crisp. Juicy and sprightly. Keeps about two months in cold storage.
uses: A prized heritage cooking apple.
cultivation: Vigorous. Ready for harvest in the middle of the second period.
ploidism: Self sterile.
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