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Prima

Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Scab-resistant modern variety with modest flavour, mainly for processing.
Edible value9Medicinal value6Other uses5
🇺🇸 USA 1970Cooking

Taste & characteristics

Taste

mild

Susceptibility & resistance

Scab

Profile

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

Processing apple with modest aroma; skin pale to well coloured. Taste rating 3-4.

Growth

Tree of medium to weak vigour.

Yield

No detailed yield data given.

Notes

Scab-resistant newer breeding whose resistance has since been broken. Stores about 2 months.

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