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Apple
Delicious 

 

 

 

 
SummaryOne of the most famous and important American apple varieties. The original Delicious has a flavor that many find superior to the numerous sports such as Red Delicious that have been developed from it.




Identification

Delicious




Fruit colour




Flesh colourWhite to Cream, pale yellow




Fruit sizeSmall




Fruit shapeRound-conical




Using

Delicious




FlavorGood




Flavour styleHoneyed / Scented




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Delicious




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Some susceptibility
Mildew - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some resistance
Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance

Other

Delicious




Country of originUnited States




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