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Apple
Charles Ross 

 

 

 

 
SummaryHandsome, juicy, versatile English classic - good for old-fashioned English cooking.




Identification

Charles Ross




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Charles Ross




FlavorAverage




Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening period




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking resultKeeps shape




Growing

Charles Ross




Picking




CroppingGood




VigourAverage growth




PollinationFlowering group 3
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsScab - Very resistant

Other

Charles Ross




Country of originUnited Kingdom




Other qualitiesAwards 1993