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Eight Square
type: Dessert
synonyms: Kill Apple
summary: Named for its remarkable octagonal shape, this fine dessert apple originated in Ireland during the 1800s and is still widely grown.
identification: Medium size tending to small, flat-round and uneven with five broad ribs. The base colour is pale yellow and sometimes blushed pale orange on the sun-exposed side. Patches of thin russet. Becomes moderately waxy as it matures.
characteristics: Flesh is white, crisp. Juicy, very sweet and slightly tart.
origins: Extensively grown in County Monaghan, Ireland
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Spur bearer.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting late in the third period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 15
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 3
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