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State Fair
type: Culinary, Dessert, Pie, Sauce
synonyms: Statefair
summary: Surprisingly firm, flavourful and sweet-tart for a summer apple. And also cold hardy.
identification: Medium size, round to conic with angular sides. The base colour is yellow over which is a bright red to deep red wash with darker striping which fades toward the base colour on the shaded face. The calyx is medium to large and partly open, set in a deep and medium narrow basin which is surrounded by a knobbed crown. The stem is short, and medium thick, set in a medium deep, narrow cavity which sometimes has a bit of russet.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and crisp. Juicy, sweet-sharp and aromatic.
origins: Mantet crossed with Minnesota 714 , raised by W. Alderman in 1949 at the University of Minnesota's Horticulture Research Center in Excelsior, Minnesota (U.S.A.). Introduced in 1979.
cultivation: Moderately vigorous, upright spreading. Precocious. Thinning after fruit set is essential to maintain fruit size. Likely to produce biennial harvest.
cold storage: Up to one month in cold storage. Keeps well and improves both flavours and sweetness in storage.
vulnerabilities: Highly susceptible to mildew and fire blight.
harvest: Over the span of several weeks starting late in the third period.
pollination group: C
pollination peak: 11
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 3
hardiness: 3
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