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summary: A mutation of Naga Fu 2 which is in itself a mutation of Fuji. Marked with heavy, broken red stripes, less susceptible to russetting.
summary: A Golden Russet style of apple grown in North Wales. A dessert apple eaten fresh; excellent flavours with distinct fennel notes. Late season harvest and long ...
origins: Developed in Japan by private breeder T. Narita from a cross of Golden Delicious with Fuji. Released in 1985.
summary: Popular in eastern North America during the 1800s, very rare now.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine grained, crisp. Dry, sweet and slightly tart taste. Aromatic Three months.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, crisp and tender. Watery and sharp Keeps two months
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, juicy and sweet. Keeps two to three months in cold storage.
characteristics: Yellowish flesh. Soft, coarse grained. Sweet and somewhat tart.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellow, fine grained, firm. sweet rich nutty flavour.
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summary: A mutation of James Grieve found by Erich Neumann in Germany, 1953. Colours darker than the parent.
summary: An attractive, pearmain style, fresh-eating supermarket apple.
characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, crisp, juicy and sweet, slightly tart. Keeps three months in cold storage.
summary: A mutation of Jonagold discovered by M. Saito in the Aomori Prefecture in Japan. Deep red stripes and ripens slightly earlier than the parent.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine?grained, firm and crisp. Sweet, sprightly, winey flavours and very aromatic. Three months
characteristics: The flesh is firm, crisp and tender, very juicy and sweet. Slightly aromatic. Keeps for up to five months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse-grained and crisp. Juicy, sprightly and flavourful.
characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, coarse grained, firm. Juicy and very sweet. Keeps one month.
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summary: Generally considered a cooking apple but also eaten fresh as well as in salads. Cooks well for a yellowish sauce and retains its shape. Traditionally it was a ...
characteristics: The flesh is pale green, crisp, firm and fine-grained. Juicy, sweet, slightly tart and a slight strawberry flavour. Keeps four months in cold storage. Four ...
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characteristics: Flesh is yellowish. Fine-grained and firm. Tangy and tart with a crisp bite. Aromatic with hints of tangerine and pineapple.
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summary: An American dessert apple, possibly of Scandinavian origin considered by some to be more flavourful than the better known Esopus Spitzenburg when grown in ...
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characteristics: The flesh is pale cream colour, fine textured, crisp. Juicy, sweet, slightly acidic and aromatic.
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summary: A mutation of Jonagold . Somewhat better colouration than Jonagold with a red blush that covers half the surface
summary: Developed as a supermarket eating apple that will store for up to nine months under refrigerated conditions.
summary: A limb mutation of Jonagold discovered in Belgium. It tends to colour early and has a red blush that covers 70 to 85% of the surface.
summary: Better known as Kanzi, this variety was developed as a commercially viable, fresh-eating apple.
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