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summary: A sweet-sharp French cider apple but also used for making a fragrant, lemon yellow sauce and it keeps its shape for making pies and tarts.
characteristics: The flesh is distinctly yellowish. Aromatic
summary: An early cooking apple good for sauces and also makes a brisk juice.
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summary: Likely originated in continental Europe during the Renaissance, this fresh-eating apple was widely accepted despite its moderate flavour and is still being ...
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm. Juicy and sweet.
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm, crisp, brisk.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crunchy. Juicy, sweet.
origins: Hautes?Pyr n es, Pyr n es?atlantiques, Landes, Gironde
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characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured with some green stains, firm. Mild flavour. Sweet and slightly tart.
characteristics: The flesh is crisp. Juicy and sharp.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, crisp, sharp
characteristics: The flesh is greenish, tender, soft, sweet, brisk and aromatic. The apple keeps for about three months in cold storage.
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm, crisp and juicy. Sweet, sprightly and aromatic.
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characteristics: Flesh is white. Soft and sweet. Ivan Michurin described the flavour as "piquant, spicy, winy-sweet, with a pleasant acidity and a strong fragrance."
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characteristics: The flesh is white with pink stains next to the skin and often around the core. Firm and somewhat dry. Sweet and aromatic.
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characteristics: The flesh is firm, red under the skin and white at the core. Slightly astringent. Browns quickly when exposed to air.
origins: Idared x Elstar, ( Golden DeliciousÕ x ÔJames GrieveÕ) Center for Plant Breeding & Reproduction Research, Ir. Bert Meulenbroek, breeder, Wageningen, ...
summary: A Mac-style apple but more hardy and disease resistant.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Tender and moderately fine-grained. Juicy, sweet-tart and mild.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, fine?grained, soft. Juicy, sweet, lightly tart.
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