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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildcrispjuicysweetaromaticrefreshing
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabCankerPowdery mildew
Profile
- Parentage
- McIntosh × unknown
- Breeder
- Summerland Research Station
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Deep-red fruit with a sweetish, aromatic, low-acid taste, a 'children's apple'. Can turn somewhat bland after longer storage.
Growth
Tree of medium to strong vigour.
Notes
Suitable for the garden. Prefers well-ventilated sites and loose soils. Somewhat prone to scab, canker and mildew.
Care
prefers airy sites and loose soils.
Site, soil, hardiness and growth follow the species Apple unless the variety states otherwise. Will it grow where you live? → Check your site on the species page
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