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summary: A hardy American-bred apple, thought to be either a mutation or a chance seedling of Fireside. Highly regarded as a fresh eating dessert apple and also used for ...
characteristics: The flesh is coarse?grained, firm. Acidic.
characteristics: The flesh is soft. Very sweet with a honey flavour.
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summary: Excellent supermarket variety dessert apple similar to the McIntosh. Flavours are fresh and clean when the apple ripens fully on the tree. Favoured for fresh ...
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summary: Best eaten fresh. Considered one of the finest dessert apples.
summary: Similar in size and character to Jonagold , somewhat different in flavour. Excellent for eating out of hand and also makes great pies and apple sauce.
summary: A favoured cider apple, medium to full sharp, low tannins. Highly regarded as a cooking apple as well.
origins: Devon UK Found only in one orchard at Shute. Brought back into propagation by Thornhayes Nursery NFC: Identified as Crimson Victoria by Mr R.R. Williams, Long ...
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summary: Great for both fresh eating and baking, this Australian apple originates from a cross of Lady Williams and Golden Delicious carried out in 1973.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Juicy, sour, astringent
summary: A Welsh bittersweet cider apple from the 1800s. Sweet and slightly aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, fine grained, hard. Sweet?tart, slightly bitter.
summary: Bred to tolerate rather cold winter conditions, this apple apple ripens moderately early
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine-grained, firm, crunchy and juicy. Look for a blend of banana and tropical fruit flavours.
summary: Originating in Britain, this late ripening, tart apple has a distinct raspberry flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is white, dry, fine grained and firm. Very sweet and aromatic with a distinct flavour of aniseed. Keeps for three months in cold storage.
summary: One of nine varieties of slender-spindle apples, developed by the Delbard Nurseries in France for terrace or small-garden plantings.
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summary: A juicy and aromatic fresh-eating apple that's ready for picking and enjoying in the middle of the fourth period.
summary: Created in France for Delbard Nurseries and released in 2008, the Delfloga is an excellent eating apple. It is also disease resistant and self-fertile.
summary: Developedat the Pépinières et Roseraies Georges Delbard in central France, this self-fertile dessert apple offers some surprising and excellent flavours.
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summary: Sweet-tart eating apple developed in France during the 1900s. In addition to its sprightly flavours, it is also favoured as a culinary apple and is fairly ...
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characteristics: The flesh is greenish, very firm and crisp. Juicy, sweet and mild. Keep four months in cold storage.
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summary: Originally grown in northwestern France, it crossed the channel sometime in the mid 1600s. An early ripening, fresh-eating apple that also makes a wonderfully ...
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