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Red Musk
type: Cooking, Pie
synonyms: ccc
identification: Medium to large. Oblong. The skin colour is yellow extensively washed red and marked with darker red striping. The eye is medium size and closed, set in a deep and narrow basin which is surrounded by a lightly knobbed crown. The stem is short and medium thick, set in a deep and narrow cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is white, coarse grained and soft.
uses: Cooking. Slices hold their shape and become fruity, sharp in pies.
origins: NFC Originated in Limpsfield, Surrey, England. Received by the National Fruit Trials in 1951
cultivation: Vigorous.
cold storage: Keeps up to two months.
harvest: In the middle of the third period.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Self sterile. Group D. Day 14.
cold storage weeks: 8
harvest period: 3
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