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Apple
McIntosh 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA crisp red apple with bright white flesh and refreshing sweet flavor.




Identification

McIntosh




Fruit colourRed




Flesh colourWhite




Fruit sizeMedium




Fruit shapeFlat-round




Using

McIntosh




FlavorVery good




Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening periodEarly-Mid season




Use/Keeping




Cooking resultTextured puree




Growing

McIntosh




Picking




Cropping




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 2
Flowers Early-Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsFireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance

Other

McIntosh




Country of originCanada




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