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| Apple Gravenstein | |||||
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| Summary | An old apple variety from Denmark which remains very popular in both Europe and North America on account of its high quality flavor. | ||||
Identification | Gravenstein | ||||
| Fruit colour | Red / Green | ||||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Gravenstein | ||||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | ||||
| Ripening period | Early season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Gravenstein | ||||
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| Vigour | Large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 1 Flowers Early season Self-sterile | ||||
| Gardening skill | Some skill needed | ||||
| Problems | Canker - Some susceptibility Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Very susceptible Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Very resistant | ||||
Other | Gravenstein | ||||
| Country of origin | Denmark | ||||
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