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RF: Baldwin Red Flesh
type: Canning, Culinary, Cider, Eating, Jelly, Juice, Pie
synonyms: Butters, Pecker, Woodpecker
summary: Tolerates cold zone 5.
identification: Medium, tending to small size. The base colour is yellow, marked with red stripes.
characteristics: The flesh is red, thick-skinned. firm, sweet and juicy. Sharp.
origins: A chance seedling found growing on the farm of John Ball near Wilmington, Massachusetts, (U.S.A.). Introduced by Loammi Baldwin in 1740.
cultivation: vigorous, biennial, needs regular pruning to promote annual harvests.
cold storage: Keeps up to 12 weeks in cold storage.
vulnerabilities: Sensitive to scab, bitter pit
harvest: Mid-season, biennial
juice_classification: sharp
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: triploid
hardiness: 5
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