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Apple
Suntan 

 

 

 

 
SummaryMedium-large fruit, gold-yellow flushed and striped orange-red. Flesh yellowish-cream. Firm and fairly juicy. Flesh rather coarsely textured, crisp.




Identification

Suntan




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Suntan




FlavorVery good




Flavour styleSweet/Sharp




Ripening periodLate season




Use/Keeping2-3 weeks




Cooking result




Growing

Suntan




Picking




CroppingGood




VigourSlightly large




PollinationFlowering group 5
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsMildew - Some susceptibility

Other

Suntan




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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