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Chehalis
type: Eating, Pie
identification: Large size. Conic. The skin is smooth and greenish-yellow blushed pink on the sun-exposed face. The lenticels are large and usually russeted.
characteristics: The flesh is white, medium fine grain, firm and crisp. Juicy, sprightly and sweet with a honey flavour. Becomes greasy at maturity and in storage. Bruises easily.
uses: Popular as a fresh-eating apple. Also makes excellent pies.
origins: A seedling of Golden Delicious raised by Lloyd Lonborg of Oakville, Washington (U.S.A.) during the 1930s. Introduced in 1965.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on both spurs and limbs. Crops well annually. Tolerates Hardiness Zones 5 to 9.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and mildew.
harvest: In the middle of the fourth period.
notes: Resembles the Golden Delicious but tends to be bigger, more conic and crisper.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self fertile but produces the best crops in the presence of a suitable source of pollen.
cold storage weeks: 8
hardiness: 5
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