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Rathe Ripe
synonyms: Early Ripe, Rather Ripe
identification: Small to medium. Round. Green maturing to yellow, blushed orange on the sun exposed face. The eye is small and closed, set in a shallow, puckered basin. The stem is very short and stout, set in a narrow and medium deep basin which is russeted.
characteristics: The flesh is white, soft. Somewhat dry, sweet and slightly tart and sitinctly fruity. .
origins: NFC//Originated in England. Described in 1831
cultivation: Moderately vigorous
cold storage: Up to two months
harvest: In the middle of the second period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Self sterile. Group C Day 10
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 2
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