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Fair Maid of Devon
type: Cider
synonyms: Devon (UK)
summary: A vintage, sharp, mid-season cider apple that can be used to make a single varietal cider or blended.
identification: Medium tending to large. round, sometimes flattened conic. Yellowish green over which is a bright red flush and often deeper red stripes. The stem is stout and medium length, set in a wide cavity. The calyx is small and tightly closed set in a puckered basin which is surrounded by an irregular, knobbed crown.
characteristics: Juicy
origins: An old Devonshire (U.K.) variety
cultivation: Weakly vigorous, compact tree. Spur bearer. Produces moderate crops.
cold storage: Needs to be used soon after harvest.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab.
harvest: Late in the middle of the fourth period.
juice character: Rated as a full-sharp, vintage.cider apple but produces a rather thin must in marginal growing conditions.
juice_classification: Full Sharp
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
tannins: 1.1
harvest period: 4
sg: 1.051
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