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Information on over 7,000 apples is available here, all carefully researched and provided in a way that is easy to navigate.
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origins: Developed by ??? from a cross of Ralls Janet and Red Delicious in China. Released in 1988.
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origins: Developed by crossing Anisim with Jonathan at Ames, Iowa (USA), introduced, 1932
origins: Specifically bred by Liz Copas and Ray Williams at the Long Ashton Research Station in Somerset (U.K.) to provide England's commercial cider industry with a ...
origins: — Malus baccata cerasifeera x ÔMercer,Õ by Dr. Neils E. Hansen, South Dakota Agriculture Experiment Station, Brookings, South Dakota, USA, introduced, 1936 ...
summary: A favourite among British cider makers of the mid 1800s.
characteristics: Very juicy somewhat tart
summary: Dating to the late 1800s, cooking apple was grown in North Carolina but has slowly become obsolete. It is carried on a very limited basis among American ...
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characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, firm and somewhat tender. Sharp.
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summary: Makes excellent apple jelly, can be used for cider and the tree is an excellent source of pollen over a two week span.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, sweet and juicy. Aromatic and flavourful.
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characteristics: The flesh is white, firm. Sweet and aromatic.
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characteristics: Flesh is white, firm, fine-grained and juicy. Strong fruity flavour.
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characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, fine-grained, firm and tender. Sweet and quite mild, and can be bland when grown in too cool a climate..
summary: Primarily considered a sweet Devon cider apple, the Johnny Andrews is also favoured by some as a sweet eating apple.
summary: May be the same apple as Johnson's Keeper Johnson Keeper //Thought to have been lost.
origins: Originated in Czechoslovakia as a cross of Spartan and PRI 370-15. Released in 1985.
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characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and firm. Sweet-sharp.
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characteristics: The flesh is greenish, firm, fine-grained. Sweet tart, with strawberry and vanilla flavours. Best flavours emerge toward the end of its storage period.
summary: A prized early cooking apple that keeps its shape when baked.
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