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	Apple Duchess of Oldenburg	Apple Golden Delicious	Apple Ananas Reinette
Summary	An attractive early-season apple, originating from Russia in the 18th century, and now quite widely grown in northern Europe and the USA.	Undoubtedly one of the most important apple varieties of the 20th century, both as a commercial variety in its own right, and as breeding stock for many other varieties. Very good flavor when home-grown.	An attractive small yellow apple, with a pineapple-like flavour. Popular in northern Europe.
Identification	Duchess of Oldenburg	Golden Delicious	Ananas Reinette
Fruit colour	Red / Orange flush	Yellow / Gold
Flesh colour	White to Cream, pale yellow	White to Cream, pale yellow
Fruit size	Medium	Small
Fruit shape	Flat	Round-conical
Using	Duchess of Oldenburg	Golden Delicious	Ananas Reinette
Flavor	Very good	Good
Flavour style	Sharper	Honeyed / Scented
Ripening period	Early-Mid season	Mid-Late season
Use/Keeping
Cooking result	Puree	Keeps shape
Growing	Duchess of Oldenburg	Golden Delicious	Ananas Reinette
Picking
Cropping	Good	Heavy
Vigour	Slightly large	Average growth	Slightly small
Pollination	Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile Blossom frost-resistance	Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance	Self-sterile
Gardening skill	Very easy	Very easy
Problems		Canker - Some susceptibility Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible
Other	Duchess of Oldenburg	Golden Delicious	Ananas Reinette
Country of origin	Russia	United States	Netherlands
Other qualities		Awards 1993

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