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Apple
Kingston Black 

 

 

 

 
SummaryAn important English hard-cider apple variety, producing a bittersharp juice.




Identification

Kingston Black




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Kingston Black




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Kingston Black




Picking




CroppingLight




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsCanker - Some susceptibility
Scab - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility

Other

Kingston Black




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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