Idared

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica

Bright red keeping apple that stays crisp into spring.

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Taste & characteristics

Taste

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Susceptibility & resistance

ScabPowdery mildew

Profile

Parentage: Jonathan x Wagener
Breeder: Idaho Agr. Exp. Station
Pollination: self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Fruit weight: 167.4 g

Flowering & harvest

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Flowering
Fruit harvest
Storage

Given in thirds of a month (early / mid / late) for the northern hemisphere in a temperate climate; altitude and season shift them.

Description

Fruit

Mildly sweet, only faintly aromatic winter apple; rated 3+.

Growth

Weak-growing tree.

Yield

Very high; outstanding storage until May.

Notes

Very long-keeping (about 7 months). High demands on site and care; in home gardens only for cooler, well-ventilated, sunny sites with regular maintenance.

Care

Schwach wachsend, anspruchsvoll bei Standort und Pflege.

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