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Jefdale
type: Culinary, Dessert, Pie
synonyms: Marketed as Prairie Magic
summary: A cold-hardy, early-ripening and flavourful dessert apple developed specifically for prairie conditions in Canada.
identification: Medium to large, round apples. Greenish-yellow base colour, blushed red.
characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp and juicy. Sweet.
origins: A cross of Goodland x Mantet developed by Wilfred Drysdale of Neepawa, Manitoba (Canada). Introduced in 2011 by Jeffries Nurseries of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba (Canada).
cultivation: Upright with spherical dome shape, typically growing to a mature height of up to10 metres. Requires annual spring pruning.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months in storage.
vulnerabilities: Can be susceptible to fire blight.
harvest: Ready for harvest starting in the middle of the third period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 17
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 3
flowers: White
foliage: Forest-green
hardiness: 3
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