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| Cherry Bianca di Verona | Apple Richared Delicious | Crab-apple French Crab | Crab-apple John Downie | Apple Karmijn de Sonnaville | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Bred for ease of mechanical havesting. | Only fair color (blush), but better tasting than most modern strains. Flavor is rich and complex, with hint of coconut. Shape is bloated compared to Delicious, with wide middle. | A very old apple with many synonyms. Reputed to be a long-keeper. | John Downie is a good crabapple for making crab apple jelly. White blossom and orange-red fruits. | A Cox-style apple from the Netherlands, very attractive autumnal colours, and the potential for very good flavor. |
Identification | Bianca di Verona | Richared Delicious | French Crab | John Downie | Karmijn de Sonnaville |
| Fruit colour | |||||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Very large | ||||
| Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Bianca di Verona | Richared Delicious | French Crab | John Downie | Karmijn de Sonnaville |
| Flavor | Exceptional | ||||
| Flavour style | Sharper | Sharper | |||
| Ripening period | Mid season | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Bianca di Verona | Richared Delicious | French Crab | John Downie | Karmijn de Sonnaville |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | ||||
| Vigour | |||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season | Flowering group 4 Self-fertile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | |
| Gardening skill | Average | ||||
| Problems | Canker - Some resistance | Scab - Very susceptible | |||
Other | Bianca di Verona | Richared Delicious | French Crab | John Downie | Karmijn de Sonnaville |
| Country of origin | United States | United States | France | Netherlands | |
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