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Keystone
type: Cider, Dessert, Eating
identification: Medium size. Round conic. Yellow base colour, often with a reddish blush on the sun exposed face.
uses: Good for eating fresh, for adding to salads and the flavour profile has attracted the attention of some cider makers.
origins: A chance seedling found growing in midst of an orchard block of Red King Delicious near Riverside, Washington (U.S.A.) by Randy White in 1976. Parentage unknown.
cultivation: Vigorous in a young tree, moderately vigorous as it gets older. Dome topped. Spur bearer. Crops annually with best harvests every second year.
cold storage: Develops a waxy feel in storage.
harvest: Early in the fifth period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 17
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 5
flowers: White
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