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| Summary | A widely grown American heirloom apple variety. The fruit is late ripening and stores well. |
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| Fruit colour | Red / Green |
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| Flavour | Very good |
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| Flavour style | Aromatic |
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| Ripening period | Very-Late season |
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| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more |
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| Cropping | Heavy |
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| Vigour | Large |
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| Pollination | Flowering group 5 Flowers Very-Late season Self-sterile |
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| Gardening skill | Aromatic |
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| Problems | Fireblight - Very susceptible Woolly aphid - Very resistant Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility |
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| Country of origin | Rochester, New York, USA, United States |
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