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characteristics: The flesh is cream coloured, fine grained and firm. Juicy, sweet sharp maturing to sweet, very flavourful and somewhat aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, Crisp, firm and sweet with balanced acidity.
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characteristics: The flesh is white and frequently stained red. Fine textured, tender and soft. Juicy, brisk and slightly bitter.
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summary: Eaten out of hand, it is a juicy and crisp apple and it also makes excellent apple pies.
characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained and firm. Juicy and sweet. Described with butterscotch flavours.
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm, fine grained. Juicy, full flavoured and aromatic.
summary: Originally known as Hawkeye , this apple from midwestern U.S.A. has reigned for almost a century as the most recognizable variety in terms of both shape and ...
summary: A mutation of Oregon Spur II Red Delicious.
origins: The exact date of origin is unclear, but it was examined by United States Department of Agriculture experts in 1924 and was determined to be different from the ...
summary: A highly coloured mutation of Ellison's Orange found growing at Walpole St. Peter by Harold Selby in 1948.
summary: A mutation of Elstar. Completely washed red. See Elstar
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summary: A mutation of Falstaff washed bright red. Slightly more sharp than parent. UK 1989
summary: A mutation of Fameuse , more highly colour. It likely emerged in southwestern Quebec (Canada) prior to 1876 when it was discussed in the "First Report of the Fruit ...
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, firm and tender. Juicy, sweet?sharp
summary: An all-red bud mutation of Gravenstein found by Van Whipple in San Juan County, Washington State (U.S.A.) in 1907.
summary: A whole tree mutation of Jonagold found by Wilhelmus Princen and Antonius Princen in their orchard near Weert in the Netherlands in 1994. The flesh has a firmer ...
characteristics: Firm and crunchy, sweet-tart. Red-fleshed and tart with some sweetness. Often white around the core.
summary: A red limb mutation of King of Tompkins County .
summary: A limb mutation of Starking Double Red Delicious found by Edward Brauns at his orchard near Riverside, Washington State (U.S.A.) in the early 1950s. It has a richer red colouring than ...
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summary: A highly-coloured mutation of Melba that originated in 1936 at the Central Experimental Farm in Ottawa, Ontario (Canada). Introduced in 1940. According to the ...
summary: Developed concurrently with the Mutsu at the Aomori Research Station in Japan, the Red Mutsu shares much the same characteristics as the Mutsu except for a ...
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summary: A mutation of Paducah developed in 1965 by the Western Kentucky Experiment Station in Princeton, Kentucky (U.S.A.). Almost completely washed red. (See ...
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