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Apple
Golden Delicious 
Apple
Ananas Reinette 
Cherry
Ramon Oliva 
Apple
Holly 
Apple
Anna 
SummaryUndoubtedly 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.
Conical heart-shaped. Soft, sweet, fair flavour, very juicy, quite good quality. Stone large and adherent.
Large outstandingly beautiful apple has the color of the holly berry. Its shape is conic, sometimes having a blockish appearance. The glossy skin is evenly blushed with pinkish to deep, solid red. The creamy white flesh is mild in flavor, juicy and quite sweet, similar to Delicious. It keeps well until January. Fruit hangs well on the tree.
A very early season Golden Delicious style apple variety from Israel, noted for its very low chill requirement of less than 300 hours.

Identification

Golden Delicious
Ananas Reinette
Ramon Oliva
Holly
Anna
Fruit colourYellow / Gold

Dark Red

Red / Green
Flesh colourWhite to Cream, pale yellow




Fruit sizeSmall




Fruit shapeRound-conical




Using

Golden Delicious
Ananas Reinette
Ramon Oliva
Holly
Anna
FlavorGood




Flavour styleHoneyed / Scented




Ripening periodMid-Late season

Late season

Very early season
Use/Keeping



2-3 weeks
Cooking resultKeeps shape



Keeps shape

Growing

Golden Delicious
Ananas Reinette
Ramon Oliva
Holly
Anna
Picking




CroppingHeavy



Heavy
VigourAverage growth
Slightly small



PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Blossom frost-resistance
Self-sterile
Flowering group 5
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 0
Flowers Very early season
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsCanker - Some susceptibility
Scab - Some susceptibility
Mildew - Some susceptibility
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible
Canker - Some susceptibility
Fruit splitting - Very susceptible

Other

Golden Delicious
Ananas Reinette
Ramon Oliva
Holly
Anna
Country of originUnited States
Netherlands
United Kingdom
United States
Israel
Other qualitiesAwards 1993