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Apple
Prairie Spy 
Apple
Smoothee Golden Delicious 
Apple
Howgate Wonder 

 

 
SummaryAll purpose. Red over yellow, attractive large fruit. Some russeting may occur. Excellent flavor, improves in storage. Extra long keeping winter apple.
Continues to be the most russet-resistant Golden Delicious strain, allowing quality Goldens to be grown where proneness to russetting would otherwise prohibit Golden production. Essentially the same as Golden Delicious except for skin smoothness and russet resistance.
Very large cooker, not great flavour when cooked but excellent sharp juice


Identification

Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder


Fruit colour

Red / Orange flush


Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder


FlavorVery good

Good


Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening periodMid season

Mid-Late season


Use/Keeping3 months or more

3 months or more


Cooking result

Puree


Growing

Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder


Picking




CroppingGood

Heavy


VigourAverage growth

Large


PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Bitter pit - Very resistant

Other

Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder


Country of originUnited States

United Kingdom


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