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Lawfam
type: Dessert
identification: Medium, round tending to round-conic. Slightly ribbed. The skin is pale yellow, and washed a dark red with scattered light lenticels. Usually develops a substantial bloom on the skin. The stem is stout and medium tending to long, set in an open moderately deep and russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, often with red stains. Firm, crisp, and fine textured. Juicy, sweet, only slightly tart and aromatic with hints of strawberry.
uses: Fresh eating apple.
origins: Developed in 1898 at Federal Agriculture Research Station, Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) by crossing Lawver with pollen from Fameuse . Introduced in 1922.
cultivation: A hardy, vigorous, spreading tree. Spur bearer. Produces heavy crops, but requires substantial fertilization.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months.
harvest: Ready for harvest late in the fourth period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 4
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