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Luke
type: Dessert
synonyms: Note that there is another apple under the same name which was developed at Rosthern Experimental Station in Saskatchewan, Canada.
identification: Medium tending to large size, round to round conic shape. Base colour is pale greenish yellow, washed crimson on the sun-exposed face. The stem is short and stout, set in a moderately deep and narrow, russetted cavity. The calyx is open and large, set in a deep and wide basin. Thick skinned and somewhat tough.
characteristics: The flesh is slightly yellowish, coarse-grained and tender. Moderately juicy and flavourful.
origins: An open pollinated seedling of Wealthy developed at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada) in 1911.
cold storage: Keeps three months in cold storage.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the fifth period.
notes: Resembles the Wealthy apple in appearance and flavour.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
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