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Wright
type: Dessert
synonyms: Grown as A-827
summary: Resembles Jonathan and produces abundant crops, the fruit keeps well and tastes good. Ripens about the same time as Jonathan.
identification: Medium tending to large size, conic shape. The base colour is greenish yellow, almost completely washed red. Some striping can be found on the shaded face. Russet may occur at the stem cavity.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Firm. Moderately juicy, slightly acidic and aromatic.
origins: Ben Davis crossed with Jonathan at the Missouri Agriculture Experiment Station in Mountain Grove, Missouri (U.S.A.) in the 1930s. Introduced in 1942
cultivation: Vigorous. Produces annual crops. Fruit tends to drop as it ripens.
vulnerabilities: Resistant to scab and fireblight.
harvest: Ready for harvest in the middle of the fifth period. Fruit tends to drop as it ripens.
pollination peak: 1
ploidism: Diploid. Self sterile.
harvest period: 5
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