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summary: A Canadian-bred, Mac-style apple, see SJCA38R6A74 . There is also a cultivar named Eden which originated in Britain, please see Eden .
characteristics: The flesh is ????? with reddish stains next to the skin. Keeps tow months in cold storage.
origins: Salome x Jonathan, Iowa Agriculture Experiment Station, Ames, Iowa, USA, introduced, 1921
characteristics: The flesh iw whitish, tender, juicy and brisk.
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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 yellowish, juicy, tender and brisk.
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summary: A cooking apple. Makes a flavourful, faintly pink apple sauce.
summary: A mutation of Jonathan found in 1949 near Quincy, Illinois (U.S.A.).
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, fine grained, tender, crisp and juicy. Keeps for four months in cold storage.
origins: Lobo x Redspur Delicious,Õ Research Institute of Pomology and Floriculture, Skierniewice, Poland
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origins: Raised by William Hill of Lower Eggleton. It first bore fruit in 1847.
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characteristics: Dense, somewhat dry, cream-coloured flesh with a pleasant sweet-tart balance. often with a hint of clove. Distinctive rich, nutty flavour with hints of pear, ...
summary: A highly regarded russet apple that originated in Switzerland. Keeps its shape in pies. Also appreciated as a fresh eating apple for its sweetness and nutty ...
summary: Named for its remarkable octagonal shape, this fine dessert apple originated in Ireland during the 1800s and is still widely grown.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, firm, fine?grained. Moderatedly juicy and sweet. Sharp and mildly flavoured. Keeps for three months in cold storage.
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Juicy, sweet-sharp.
origins: — Katja x Buckley Giant,Õ Ullensvang Research Centre, division Njos, Leikanger, Norway
summary: A bud mutation of Royal Gala grafts which had been damaged in a storm. Discovered at Royal City, Washington (U.S.A.) in 1991. The medium-small fruit is washed ...
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