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characteristics: The flesh is greenish white. Semi-firm, fine-grained and somewhat dry. Sweet and aromatic. Tends to brown when exposed to air.
origins: Found as a mutation of Malus zumi in the mid-1900s by Dutch horticulturist Simeon G.A. Doorenbos, Director of Parks in The Hague (Netherland) from 1927 to ...
origins: 1826, believed to have been lost but it turned up again in Dorset in 2001 Kingston Maurward Apple Day.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish. Very juicy, sweet and brisk. Keeps two months in cold storage.
origins: — Columbia x Wealthy,Õ C. F. Patterson, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, introudced, 1960
characteristics: The flesh is cream colour and crisp. Sweet? sharp with a fruit?drop flavour
characteristics: The flesh is white, soft and tender. Very sweet, cloying.
summary: This American heritage apple was at one time considered the essential baking apple, partly because of its willingness to grow and produce abundant crops in a ...
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characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, medium-grained, firm and tender. Juicy, very sweet and slightly tart. Mild flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is white, tender and sfot. Juicy and sweet?tart. Tends to become mealy very quickly.
characteristics: The flesh is red, almost purple. Juicy and sharp,
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characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, often with red stains under the skin. Fine-grained. Somewhat dry, fruity, spicy and sweet.
summary: A local apple grown in southern Germany. Mostly used for cider, but also a good eating apple after a month in storage.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, firm. Dry and sweet with a fruity flavour.
summary: A mutation of Arends . Matures a week to 10 days earlier than the parent and is almost completely washed bright red. Keeps longer.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, stained reddish close to the skin, tender and juicy with a tinge of acidity and well flavoured.
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