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summary: Very similar to the Golden Delicious parent
characteristics: The flesh is yellow, firm, tender and juicy with a somewhat coarse texture. Decidedly sweet and with good flavour.
summary: A popular baking and eating apple that dates back to the 1700s. It may no longer be available.
characteristics: Flesh is cream in colour, firm and crisp. Juicy, sweet with some tartness. Aromatic. Very thin-skinned, bruises easily.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm. Juicy, sweet with good flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is ?????????? crunchy. Juicy and refreshing.
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summary: Good cooking apple for pies because it holds its shape well. The tartness also makes it a prized apple for hard cider.
characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp and juicy. Sweet sharp and aromatic. Keeps three months in cold storage.
summary: A useful long keeping dessert apple from Britain. Cox's Orange Pippin parentage.
characteristics: The greenish flesh is frim, moderately juicy, sweet and aromatic.
summary: Found by Robert Banning in 1997 at East Wenatchee, Washington (U.S.A.), as a limb mutation of Imperial Gala . Almost completely washed intense red over which are ...
summary: A branch mutation of Desert Rose Fuji found by Bob Banning of East Wenatchee, Washington (U.S.A.) in August, 1999. Dark red striping over a lighter red background and the ...
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characteristics: The flesh is slightly yellowish, firm, coarse? grained. Juicy sweet?tart, with a hint of spiciness. The skin tends to be tough.
characteristics: The flesh is white, firm and crisp. Very juicy and aromatic. The flavour improves in storage.
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characteristics: The flesh is white, fine-grained, firm and crisp. Sweet and pleasantly tart.
characteristics: The flesh is yellow with some light reddish staining. Crunchy. Juicy and sweet-sharp, refreshing.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish often with orange stains close to the skin. Firm and coarse?grained. Somewhat juicy and sweet with excellent flavour characteristic of ...
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characteristics: The flesh is greenish white, often stained red next to the skin. Coarse-grained, somewhat firm. Juicy, sweet- tart and slightly aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, tender, crisp and very juicy. Sprightly and vinous.
characteristics: The flesh has a greenish hue when first picked but matures to yellow in storage. Fine grained, tender, juicy and sweet sharp, Mild flavour.
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summary: Widely grown in Russia as a commercial variety which resists bruising during transportation.
characteristics: The flesh is ivory coloured, tender and fine-grained. Juicy, sweet and aromatic.
summary: A good baking apple, great for pies, also used as a fresh-eating apple. First grown in Saskatchewan (Canada).
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