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| Apple Delicious | |||||
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| Summary | One 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 colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Small | ||||
| Fruit shape | Round-conical | ||||
Using | Delicious | ||||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Honeyed / Scented | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | ||||
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Growing | Delicious | ||||
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| Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | ||||
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| Problems | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance Woolly aphid - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Delicious | ||||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
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