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| Apple Northern Spy | |||||
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| Summary | A widely grown American heirloom apple variety. The fruit is late ripening and stores well. | ||||
Identification | Northern Spy | ||||
| Fruit colour | Red / Green | ||||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Very large | ||||
| Fruit shape | Round | ||||
Using | Northern Spy | ||||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | Honeyed / Scented | ||||
| Ripening period | Very-Late season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Northern Spy | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 5 Flowers Very-Late season Self-sterile | ||||
| Gardening skill | Average | ||||
| Problems | Fireblight - Very susceptible Woolly aphid - Very resistant Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Northern Spy | ||||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
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