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RF: Scarlet Surprise
type: Dessert
synonyms: Same as Bill's Red Flesh ( RF: Bill’s Red Flesh ), also listed the same as Fire Cracker ( RF: Firecracker ) and Fire Cracker Crab RF: Firecracker Crab which are both also assumed to be synonyms for the Bill's Red Flesh ( RF: Bill’s Red Flesh ).
summary: Pronounced lemon flavour, somewhat tart, red-fleshed crabapple found growing in the western United States during the late 1700s.
uses: small
browns quickly, vigorous
listed as a diploid
vulnerabilities: Scab
harvest: Early in the middle of the harvest season
notes: small
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 10
ploidism: Self sterile.
harvest period: 3
flowers: Red, fading to bright pink as season progresses
foliage: Reddish
leaves: Reddish
fruit: Red peel and flesh
hardiness: 4
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