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Old Fred
identification: Medium, round The base colour is greenish yellow, washed pale red and over which is a dense patter of darker red stripes. The eye is somewhat large, partly open and set in a shallow, lightly puckered basin. The stem is very short and set in a medium deep, strout cavity which is heavily russeted.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, crisp, Juicy and sweet.
origins: Allington Pippin x Court Pendu Plat. This was one of 14 varieties developed by Eynsham, Oxfordshire (UK), apple breeder Frederick William Wastie (1857?1937).
cultivation: Ready for Harvest: Late in the fourth period. period. Problems:Scab, canker, rust, mildew, blight
cold storage: Up to three months
harvest: Late in the fourth period. period. Problems:Scab, canker, rust, mildew, blight
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 12
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D Day 12
cold storage weeks: 12
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