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Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Robust keeping apple from Cox x Ontario, only slightly disease-prone.
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Taste & characteristics

Taste

aromatic

Susceptibility & resistance

ScabPowdery mildew

Profile

Parentage
Cox Orange x Ontario
Pollination
self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety

Flowering & harvest

J F M A M J J A S O N D
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

Lightly aromatic dessert apple. Taste rating 2.

Growth

Strong-growing tree.

Yield

Late onset of bearing, thereafter alternating, with medium yields.

Notes

Suitable for orchard meadow and garden. Stores 5-6 months. A cross of Cox Orange and Ontario.

Care

Prune to thin out given the strong growth; thin fruit if needed to counter alternate bearing.

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