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Red King (Delicious)
type: Dessert, Eating, Ornamental, Sauce
identification: Retains the well-known shape of the Red Delicious, though smaller. Red-skinned and smooth.
characteristics: Firm and crunchy, sweet-tart. Red-fleshed and tart with some sweetness. Often white around the core.
cultivation: Bears first crop after two to three years.
cold storage: Keeps well in storage. Several months.
vulnerabilities: Susceptible to scab in humid and damp locations.
harvest: Ready for harvest early in the middle period.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Triploid. No viable pollen.
flowers: pink
hardiness: 4
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