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| Plum Ariel | Apple Winter Banana | Apple Glockenapfel | Apple Empire | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | A dusky red gage-like plum with a superb flavour. | Named for the alleged banana-like flavour. | A very old European apple variety with a distinctive bell-like shape. | One of the best McIntosh-style apples, with a good sweet vinous flavor, and easy to grow. | |
Identification | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | Empire | |
| Fruit colour | Red / mottled | Red | |||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | White to Cream, pale yellow | |||
| Fruit size | Very large | Small | |||
| Fruit shape | Oval / round | Flat-round | Round | ||
Using | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | Empire | |
| Flavor | Exceptional | Good | Good | ||
| Flavour style | Sweeter | Sweeter | Sharp / refreshing | ||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Mid season | Mid-Late season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | 1-2 months | |||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | Empire | |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Large | Average growth | Average growth | ||
| Pollination | Self-fertile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile | |
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Canker - Very susceptible Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility | Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | ||
Other | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | Empire | |
| Country of origin | Sweden | United States | United States | ||
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