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| Apple Granny Smith | |||||
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| Summary | The most instantly-recognised of all apples, and perhaps Australia's most famous export. | ||||
Identification | Granny Smith | ||||
| Fruit colour | Green | ||||
| Flesh colour | White to Greenish to Greenish Yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Medium | ||||
| Fruit shape | Short-round-conical | ||||
Using | Granny Smith | ||||
| Flavor | Very good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sharper | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Granny Smith | ||||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile | ||||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Granny Smith | ||||
| Country of origin | Australia | ||||
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