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summary: Great for both fresh eating and baking, this Australian apple originates from a cross of Lady Williams and Golden Delicious carried out in 1973.
characteristics: Flesh is firm, juicy and crisp. Very sweet, slightly tart and an intense honeyed flavour. Slow to turn brown after cutting. Stores well.
characteristics: The flesh is white, crisp and sweet.
summary: A mutation of Delcorf developed by Davodeau Ligonnière. Excellent eating apple. Deeper and more uniformly red than the Delcorf. Precocious, less prone to ...
characteristics: The flesh is creamy white, fine-grained, firm, crunchy and juicy. Look for a blend of banana and tropical fruit flavours.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm, crisp, sweet and juicy. Refreshingly tart.
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characteristics: The flesh is greenish, very firm and crisp. Juicy, sweet and mild. Keep four months in cold storage.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp and coarse-grained. Moderately juicy and lightly aromatic.
characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, juicy and sweet?tart.
summary: Closely related to the Aachener Hausapfel, this heritage variety is best suited for baking.
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characteristics: Medium firm, crisp. Mildly sweet.
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characteristics: The flesh is white, moderately fine-grained and firm. Juicy, sweet with an aftertaste of bitter almond.
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characteristics: The flesh is pale yellow, tender. Juicy and sweet, aromatic.
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characteristics: The creamy white flesh is moderately firm. Juicy, sweet with low acidity and a slight almond flavour. The peel sometimes is somewhat astringent. It tends to ...
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characteristics: The flesh has a greenish tinge, tender, crips, very juicy and aromatic. Sweet-sharp. Richly flavoured.
characteristics: The flesh is pale yellowish, often with red stains under the skin. Soft and tender. Somewhat tannic in early stages of ripening, but becomes quite sweet when ...
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characteristics: The flesh is white, tender, crisp and juicy. Tangy and brisk.
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characteristics: The flesh is pale yellow, fine-grained, tender and juicy. Sprightly and aromatic, pear flavours.
characteristics: Cream coloured flesh. Firm, very juicy and brisk. A balsamic flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, crisp, juicy, somewhat brisk and aromatic. Keeps for about two months in cold storage.
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characteristics: Dense, somewhat dry, cream-coloured flesh with a pleasant sweet-tart balance. often with a hint of clove. Distinctive rich, nutty flavour with hints of pear, ...
summary: A highly regarded russet apple that originated in Switzerland. Keeps its shape in pies. Also appreciated as a fresh eating apple for its sweetness and nutty ...
characteristics: The flesh is pale cream coloured, fine grained and crisp. Juicy, sweet?sharp but well balanced with a fruit flavour. Keeps for three months in cold storage.
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characteristics: Flesh is faintly green, fine-grained, tender and melting. Juicy, sweet, rich and fragrant with hints of anise. Will go soft if left to ripen too long.
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characteristics: Flesh is creamy white, somewhat crisp and very juicy. Sweet with well balanced acidity, though the tartness almost disappears with a couple of weeks of storage. ...
characteristics: Flesh is white, very juicy and sharp. Sweet and with a distinct strawberry flavour. If picked before fully ripe, it tends to be somewhat too sharp to be ...
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characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, coarse-grained. Juicy with sweet/sharp flavour.
characteristics: The flesh is yellowish, firm, crisp with a rich, nutty flavour. Sweet?tart. Keeps four months in cold storage.
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