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| Cherry Ulster | Apple Black Oxford | Apple Detroit Red | Apple James Grieve | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Heart=shaped. Firm, crisp, juicy, sweet, good flavour and quality. Flowers frost-resistant. | Round deep purple fruit with a black bloom. | Classic deep red apple. Soft, snow white flesh. Curious ridges about the calyx. | A versatile cooking apple, excellent for juice, and widely used in breeding programmes. | |
Identification | Ulster | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | |
| Fruit colour | Purple | Red / Green | |||
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Using | Ulster | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | |
| Flavor | Very good | Average | |||
| Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | Sharper | |||
| Ripening period | Early season | Mid-Late season | Mid season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 1-2 months | |||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Ulster | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | |
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| Cropping | Good | Good | |||
| Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 1 Flowers Early season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | ||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Fruit splitting - Very resistant | Canker - Some resistance Scab - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility | |||
Other | Ulster | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | |
| Country of origin | United States | United States | United Kingdom | ||
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |