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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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