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Apple
Rival 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA Cox-style cooking apple, commercially successful in the 1920s.




Identification

Rival




Fruit colourGreen




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Rival




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening periodMid season




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking resultTextured puree




Growing

Rival




Picking




CroppingGood




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skillAverage




ProblemsScab - Some resistance

Other

Rival




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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