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Maclean's Favourite
type: Dessert
synonyms: Maclean’s Favorite
identification: Medium to large size, conic with angular sides.. The base colour is green maturing to yellow over which is a red wash overlaid with a pattern of darker red stripes on the sun exposed face. The calyx is moderately large and closed in a shallow basin surrounded by an even crown. The stem is short and moderately stout, set in a deep, funnel shaped cavity which is usually lightly russetted.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp and Sweet-sharp and refreshing with a pineapple flavour.
uses: Victorian dessert apple still grown today.
origins: Raised by Dr. Allan Maclean, of Colchester, Essex (U.K.) 1820
cultivation: Weakly vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on the tips. Produces abundant crops.
cold storage: Keeps three months in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Prone to canker.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the fifth period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 16
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
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