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Seaton House
type: Cooking, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Niton House
identification: Medium to large, round. Greenish yellow, blushed red and marked with a pattern of thin, darker stripes on the sun exposed face. The eye is medium to small and closed, set in a shallow and wide basin. The stem is medium thick and medium long to long, set in a deep and wide, russetted cavity. Becomes greasy at maturity and in storage.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine grained, firm. Sharp.
uses: Cooking. Keeps its shape for pies and tarts.
origins: Raised at Seaton House, Arbroath, Scotland. Introduced in 1860
cultivation: Small, weakly vigorous, spreading tree. Bears fruit on spurs. Produces heavy crops.
cold storage: Keeps three months.
pollination group: D
pollination peak: 14
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
cold storage weeks: 12
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