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RF: Pink Pearl
type: Cider, Dessert, Eating, Pollinization, Sauce
synonyms: Also known as Etter Surprise
summary: A classic pink-fleshed apple developed in the early 1940s by California fruit breeder Albert Etter.
identification: Small to medium size, round tending to conic. The skin is a pale green, almost creamy, with a faint pink blush. Crimson-pink flowers.
characteristics: The flesh varies from off-white to soft pink colour. Crisp, fine-grained and sweet-tart.
uses: Intended as a fresh-eating fruit, but it also makes a sweet/tangy, pink apple sauce.
origins: One of 30 open-pollinated seedlings from Surprise (Etter) (Etter Surprise) parentage developed by California breeder, Albert Etter in Briceland (later known as Ettersburg), California, (U.S.A.). Introduced in 1944 by partner George Roeding of the California Nursery Company.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous
progeny: @8371
cold storage: Keeps in storage up to one month.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab, mildew and blight.
harvest: Starting in the last part of the middle period. Does not keep well once fully ripened.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 4
brix: 10
harvest period: 4
flowers: Rich, dense pink flowers.
fruit: Small, weakly medium
hardiness: 4
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