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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm and acidic with a bitter aftertaste.
characteristics: The flesh is white, sometimes stained red just under the skin. Coarse, juicy and aromatic. Sweet-sharp. Thick-skinned.
summary: A chance seedling that emerged in the the northern panhandle of West Virginia a year or two after the Golden Delicious . Though similar, it is listed as a distinct variety.
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summary: This is one of several apples developed by F.W. Thorrington of Hornchurch, Essex, during the early 1900s.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, firm, fine?grained. Moderatedly juicy and sweet. Sharp and mildly flavoured. Keeps for three months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow. Sweet sharp, flavourful. Keeps for three months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is very pale yellowish. Juicy and sweet with just a hint of tartness. Keeps for four months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is cream?coloured, brisk and tart. Loses some of its tartness in storage. Keeps three months.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse grained, soft, tender and sprightly. Sweet and nutty.
characteristics: The flesh is white, tender and soft. Juicy, very acidic and vinous..
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characteristics: The flesh is faintly yellowish, fine-grained, firm. Juicy and sweet, slightly tart and aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is ?????????????????. Juicy and sweet with strawberry flavours. Keeps ????????? months in cold storage.
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characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured. Fine-grained, crisp, firm and sweet-tart. Aromatic. Continues to develop flavour and sweetness in storage.
characteristics: The flesh is ????????????, firm. Juicy and sweet with hint of aniseed.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, juicy and sweet. Slightly brisk and aromatic. Keeps for about two months in cold storage but shrivels quickly which only ...
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, soft. Juicy and sweet. Tough skin. Keeps for two months in cold storage.
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origins: Grown in the area of Stoke Abbott in West Dorset (England). Described in 1928 as; "A very useful cider, clean, brisk with a pleasant flavour." Not as common as ...
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characteristics: Flesh is creamy white, firm, crisp, juicy and sweet. Brisk. Keeps two months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Rather dry and sweet. Keeps for two months in cold storage.
characteristics: Flesh is creamy yellow, somewhat coarse in texture, but firm. Juicy with a good sweet-tart balance. Hints of pear and banana and, to some people, a fermented ...
characteristics: The flesh is white, moderately fine grained and crisp. Sweet sharp and mildly aromatic. Keeps four months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is white and soft. Sweet sharp, fruity. Keeps three months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is white and tender. Very juicy, very sweet and aromatic. Keeps for five months in cold storage.
characteristics: Flesh is yellowish, fine grained, crisp, Sharp.
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