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| Apple Golden Delicious | Apple Ananas Reinette | Cherry Ramon Oliva | Apple Holly | Apple Anna | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | 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. | 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 colour | Yellow / Gold | Dark Red | Red / Green | ||
| Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
| Fruit size | Small | ||||
| Fruit shape | Round-conical | ||||
Using | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | Holly | Anna |
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Honeyed / Scented | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Late season | Very early season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 2-3 weeks | ||||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | Keeps shape | |||
Growing | Golden Delicious | Ananas Reinette | Ramon Oliva | Holly | Anna |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Average growth | Slightly small | |||
| Pollination | Flowering 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 skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Canker - 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 origin | United States | Netherlands | United Kingdom | United States | Israel |
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |