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Apple Winesap | |||||
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Summary | Often known as Virginia Winesap, a tart small apple, and like many US heirloom varieties, keeps well in store. | ||||
Identification | Winesap | ||||
Fruit colour | |||||
Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
Fruit size | Small | ||||
Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Winesap | ||||
Flavor | Good | ||||
Flavour style | Honeyed / Scented | ||||
Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
Cooking result | Textured puree | ||||
Growing | Winesap | ||||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Good | ||||
Vigour | Average growth | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | ||||
Gardening skill | Average | ||||
Problems | Mildew - Very resistant Fireblight - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Very resistant | ||||
Other | Winesap | ||||
Country of origin | United States | ||||
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