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Carolina Red June
type: Cider, Dessert, Eating, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Red June, Carolina June, Wilson's Red June
identification: Small, round. The base colour is yellow over which is a red flush.
characteristics: The flesh is white with red stains, crisp. Juicy, sweet and brisk.
uses: Used for pies and sauces when pick under ripe a month or more before the first period and later eaten as a dessert apple. Also used for making cider.
origins: North Carolina, possibly before 1800, first described 1848
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, spreading tree. Bears heavy crops but has a tendancy to produce best every other year which can be controlled by thinning to some extent.
cold storage: Keeps one month.
harvest: Over a span of several weeks starting in the early part of the second period.
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
harvest period: 2
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