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Apple
Limelight 

 

 

 

 
SummaryDeveloped by UK apple breeder H. Ermen, based on the Greensleeves apple from East Malling Research Station.




Identification

Limelight




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Limelight




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening period




Use/Keeping2-3 weeks




Cooking result




Growing

Limelight




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly small




PollinationFlowering group 3
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsScab - Some susceptibility

Other

Limelight




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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