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RF: Red Devil
type: Cider, Dessert, Eating, Juice, Ornamental, Pie
summary: A red-stained cultivar with showy blossoms in spring and strawberry-flavoured fruit come fall.
identification: Small to medium size, round. The base colour is greenish yellow, but almost entirely blushed bright red. The calyx is medium size, closed with long narrow petals, set in a lightly ribbed, shallow basin. The stem is short and stout, set in a moderately deep, wide cavity which is russetted. Heavy bloom develops on the skin when ripe.
characteristics: The white flesh is stained pink with pink stains. Crisp. Juicy, sweet develops a pronounced strawberry flavour in storage.
origins: A cross of Discovery with pollen from Malling Kent apples by Hugh F. Ermen at Faversham, Kent (U.K.). Introduced in 1975.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs. Requires thinning to produce sizeable fruit. Produces best crops in full sun.
cold storage: Keeps one month.
vulnerabilities: Bred for disease resistance. Sensitive to canker, scab and mildew.
harvest: Produces heavy crops that ripen in mid-season.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 8
ploidism: Self fertile but produces best harvest with a source of suitable pollen nearby.
cold storage weeks: 12
harvest period: 5
flowers: reddish-pink
fruit: red-skinned, faintly red-fleshed
hardiness: 5
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