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Porter
Type: dual
Summary: An excellent American cooking apple discovered as a chance seedling in the early 1800s.
Synonyms: Jennings, Porter’s, Yellow Summer Pearmain
Lyman's Pound Sweet
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, medium-grained, firm and tender. Juicy, very sweet and slightly tart. Mild flavour. Has a tendency to water core.
Synonyms: Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet, Lyman's Large, Lyman's Large Yellow, Pound Sweet, Pound ...
Robin
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is greenish and very firm. Juicy, slightly tart and astringent. Keeps about a month in cold storage.
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Benham
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, fine grained and juicy. Sweet and nutty when fully ripened. Fruit is slow to turn brown once cut open.
Synonyms: Benum, Brown, Claiborne, Nat Ewing, Yearry
Lacy
Type: apple
Characteristics: Tender, fine grained and juicy.
Lyman's Pound Sweet
Type: dual
Characteristics: The flesh is cream-coloured, medium-grained, firm and tender. Juicy, very sweet and slightly tart. Mild flavour. Has a tendency to water core.
Synonyms: Lyman's Pumpkin Sweet, Lyman's Large, Lyman's Large Yellow, Pound Sweet, Pound ...
Porter
Type: dual
Summary: An excellent American cooking apple discovered as a chance seedling in the early 1800s.
Synonyms: Jennings, Porter’s, Yellow Summer Pearmain
Robin
Type: apple
Characteristics: The flesh is greenish and very firm. Juicy, slightly tart and astringent. Keeps about a month in cold storage.