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origins: A chance seedling found growing in midst of an orchard block of Red King Delicious near Riverside, Washington (U.S.A.) by Randy White in 1976. Parentage ...
characteristics: sharp juicy crisp vinous brisk. Keeps five months in cold storage.
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characteristics: Flesh is creamy white, somewhat grainy and firm. A crisp, juicy, sweet and sprightly apple which has considerable flavour typical of Cox's Orange Pippin when ...
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characteristics: The flesh is light cream coloured, dense and firm. Crunchy, very juicy. Aromatic, honeyed flavour and sweet; sweeter, in fact, than the Cox, thanks to the red ...
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, coarse grained and hard. Sweet. Keeps two months in cold storage.
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characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, firm and fine grained. Keeps three months in cold storage
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summary: A mutation of Jonagold identified by Johann Nicholai at St. Truiden in Belgium, 1985. Has a rich crimson wash covering 80 to 90% of the surface. Colours develop ...
summary: King of the Pippins Russet is a mutation of King of the Pippins which was discovered at the Rookery Farm in Hampshire, England during the mid-1950s. Also known as King ...
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp. Juicy and very sweet with a honeyed flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish yellow, crisp and firm. Very juicy, very sweet and very flavourful.,
summary: Reputed to have been grown by the Cherokee tribes in forested foothills of the southeastern United States, this lost and rediscovered heritage apple is praised ...
characteristics: The flesh is white. Juicy , acid. Does not keep well.
summary: A red club apple developed In Belgium for the supermarket trade. Large, very juicy and very sweet.
characteristics: The flesh is firm, crisp, juice and sweet.
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summary: Don't let the outward appearance of this apple throw you off. When grown in favourable conditions, this British heirloom apple is remarkably fine-grained and ...
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, fine grained, firm, crisp. Moderately juicy and sweet. Highly aromatic and flavourful, gingery and cane sugar. Just a hint of acidity.
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characteristics: The flesh is creamy white. Good sugar-tartness balance.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured. Sweet sharp, aromatic and flavourful.
summary: A mutation of Cox's Orange Pippin. Lacks the striped pattern of the standard Cox. Identified in 1914 by Otto Stowo at Kortegaard (Denmark).
summary: This very sweet desert apple from Poland may well have been grown by Polish monks during the Middle Ages. Favoured by King Jan III Sobieski, who gave it its ...
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