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Co-op 2
Synonyms: Marketed as Prima, also known as Priestly Prima.
Summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda 821 to develop apple varieties that are genetically resistant to scab.
Identification: Medium tending to large and round to round conic, often irregular shape and angular sides. The skin is smooth and waxy, medium tough and thick. The base colour is greenish yellow maturing to yellow, washed bright red over 60 to 80% of the surface and lightly striped. Lenticels are small to medium in size. The calyx is medium size and closed set in a deep and narrow basin which is surrounded by a knobbed crown. The stem is short and stout set in a medium wide, shallow and russeted cavity.
Characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, medium fine-grained, crisp and breaking when first harvested, becoming softer in storage. Sweet, juicy and somewhat spicy, with some tartness and rich in flavour.
Uses: Excellent and refreshing fresh eating apple, but it is also acclaimed for its apple sauce.
Origins: Developed as part of the PRI breeding initiative jointly undertaken by the Universities of Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois (U.S.A.) in a programme to create an array of scab-resistant varieties. The Co-op 2 is a cross of PRI14-510 (the seed parent carrying scab resistant properties from Malus floribunda 821, plus the genetics of Golden Delicious and Rome Beauty ) and NJ 123249 (the pollen parent, which is itself is derived from Melba , Wealthy , Starr and Red Rome Beauty ). The first seeds from this cross were planted in 1958 at the Illinois Experiment Station in Urbana, Illinois (U.S.A.) and it first fruited in 1963. Subsequent selections narrowed down the choices and the variety was released in 1970.
Cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Productive. The biennial tendency can be managed by thinning at fruit set. In the shaded inner canopy, the colouring of the fruit is often inadequate. Very prone to cold damage in winter.
Ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
Notes: While this is an early ripening Jonathan-style apple with excellent scab resistance thanks to the Malus floribunda genetics, its short storage life makes it an apple best suited to farm-gate and farmer’s market sales. At one time, highly resistant to scab but the disease has evolved to a degree where this apple can no longer be reliably described as being immune.
Cold storage: The fruit is sensitive to cold and loses its firmness after three weeks in cold storage.
Vulnerabilities: Somewhat resistant to mildew. Resistant to cedar apple rust. Susceptible to fire blight and and fire blight. Sometimes suffers from bitter pit.
Harvest: Starting early in the fourth period and ripens over a span of three to four weeks. Fruit ripens unevenly on the tree requiring several pickings, but hangs well even after maturity.
Harvest period: 4
Type(s): Dessert, Eating, Sauce
Pollination group: C
Pollination day: 10
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Co-op 1
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 3
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 4
Type: Cooking, Cider, Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Priscilla
Co-op 5
Type: Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Sir Prize.
Co-op 6
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 7
Type: Dessert, Pie
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 8
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 12
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 13
Type: Dessert
characteristics: The flesh is light cream coloured, firm, medium grained, firm, crisp and juicy. Mild flavour and acidity.
Synonyms: Marketed as Redfree
Co-op 14
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 15
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 16
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 17
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 18
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 19
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 20
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 21
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Dayton.
Co-op 22
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Introduced as Jonafree
Co-op 23
Type: Culinary, Cider, Dessert, Jelly, Pie, Sauce
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Williams' Pride
Co-op 24
Type: Dessert
summary: One of some 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 25
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Scarlett O'Hara.
Co-op 26
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of over 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 27
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 28
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 29
Type: Dessert, Eating, Pie
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Sundance and sometimes called Sundancer.
Co-op 30
Type: Dessert, Eating
characteristics: Flesh is pale yellow to cream in colour, medium-grained, firm, crisp and juicy. Sprightly and spicy. The apple tends to be a bit on the tart side when first ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Enterprise, often misspelled Enterprize.
Co-op 31
Type: Pie
summary: The 19th apple in the PRI breeding programme, this apple is great for fresh eating as well as for pies and grows well in cooler climates.
Synonyms: Trademarked as Winecrisp
Co-op 32
Type: Dessert, Pie, Sauce
summary: The eleventh of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus ...
Synonyms: Pristine, Pristinel
Co-op 33
Type: Dessert
characteristics: Flesh is yellowish white, crisp, breaking. Fine-grained. Juicy and sweet-tart. Mild-flavoured, somewhat spicy. Can be rather bland when grown in marginal ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Pixie Crunch. Not to be confused with the Pixie apple.
Co-op 34
Type:
summary: A Jonathan-style fresh-eating apple developed in the PRI breeding programme
Co-op 36
Type: Dessert
summary: A Golden Delicious style of apple bred in New Jersey to provide improved harvests, long storage and virtually complete immunity to scab.
Co-op 37
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: A Golden-Delicious-style fresh-eating apple created by PRI's disease resistant apple breeding programme created in the 1970s.
Co-op 38
Type: Cooking, Cider, Eating
characteristics: Flesh is pale cream in colour, coarse-grained, but firm, breaking and crisp. Rather tart, but with a high sugar content. Rich, spicy flavour with complexities ...
Synonyms: Goldrush, GoldRush, Delisdor
Co-op 40
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 41
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 42
Type: Dessert, Eating
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, coarse-grained, crisp. Juicy to very juicy, sweet-tart, spicy.
Synonyms: Released in Europe as Primiera
Co-op 43
Type: Dessert, Eating, Pie
characteristics: The flesh colour varies from white to light straw. Very fine textured, crisp, crunchy, breaking and juicy. Juicy, sweet and slightly tart with a honeyed aroma. ...
Synonyms: Marketed as Juliet
Co-op 44
Type: Dessert, Eating
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 9
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 10
Type: Dessert
summary: This McIntosh-style apple is one of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) ...
Co-op 11
Type: Dessert
summary: One of about 50 apple cultivars developed under the PRI (Purdue University, Rutgers University and the University of Illinois) programme using Malus floribunda ...
Co-op 39
Type: Dessert, Juice, Pie, Sauce
characteristics: Flesh is yellowish cream, extremely crisp, juicy, somewhat tart and distinctly spicy.
Synonyms: Marketed as Crimson Crisp.