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| Apple Idared | Apple Creston | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Idared is notable for its exceptional keeping qualities. It has a pleasant mild but undistinguished apple flavor. | Does not color well. Softens in storage. Greasy skin. | |||
Identification | Idared | Creston | |||
| Fruit colour | |||||
| Flesh colour | White | ||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Idared | Creston | |||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | ||||
| Ripening period | Early-Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Idared | Creston | |||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Slightly small | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile Blossom frost-resistance | ||||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Idared | Creston | |||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |