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| Apple Herefordshire Russet | Apple Claygate Pearmain | Apple Morley's Seedling | Apple WineCrisp | ||
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| Summary | A modern russet with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour. | A popular Victorian dessert apple, named after the village where it was discovered. | A late-season English cooking apple, from Cambrideshire in eastern England. | WineCrisp, formerly known as Coop31, is a modern disease-resistant variety developed by the Universities of Prudue, Rutgers and Illinois. | |
Identification | Herefordshire Russet | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp | |
| Fruit colour | Red / Orange flush | Green | Red | ||
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Using | Herefordshire Russet | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp | |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | Very good | ||
| Flavour style | Sweeter | Aromatic | Sweet/Sharp | ||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season | Mid season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 1-2 months | 1-2 months | 3 months or more | 3 months or more | |
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Growing | Herefordshire Russet | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp | |
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| Cropping | Good | Heavy | Heavy | ||
| Vigour | Weak growing | Slightly large | Slightly large | ||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | |
| Gardening skill | Very easy | Very easy | |||
| Problems | Scab - Very resistant | Scab - Very resistant Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Very resistant Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | |||
Other | Herefordshire Russet | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp | |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United States | |
| Other qualities | Awards 1901, 1921, 1993 |