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Missouri
type: Dessert
synonyms: Note that there is also a variety called Missouri Pippin which is occasionally referred to as Missouri.
identification: Medium size, oblong to oblong conic. The base colour is greenish yellow, blushed pale pink on the sun exposed face and marked with red lenticels. The eye is small and closed, set in a shallow and narrow basin. The stem is medium length and slender, set in a deep and narrow, lightly russeted cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, crisp. Dry, sweet and mild. Keeps four months in cold storage.
uses: Dessert
origins: Ingram (female) ? Lily of Kent (male)
cultivation: Moderately vigorous. Precocious. Produces heavy crops. Ready for harvest late in the FOURTH period.
pollination group: E
pollination peak: 16
ploidism: Self sterile. Group E Day 16
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