Stark's Earliest
Variety of Apple · Malus domestica
Very early ripening red summer apple from the USA.
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Taste & characteristics
Taste
mildsoursweettenderrefreshing
Susceptibility & resistance
ScabBrown rotPowdery mildew
Profile
- Pollination
- self-sterile – needs a pollinator variety
Flowering & harvest
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Description
Fruit
Predominantly acidic, attractive early apple; in flavour roughly on a par with the White Transparent (rated 2-3).
Growth
Moderately vigorous tree.
Yield
Very early ripening from late July to early August.
Notes
Classic summer apple that keeps only briefly (about 1-2 weeks).
Care
Pick the ripening fruit promptly and use quickly, as it stores only briefly.
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