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Apple Morgan Sweet | Apple Golden Noble | Apple Arthur W Barnes | |||
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Summary | An old cider apple variety, popular in the 'west country' of the UK, and sweet enough to eat fresh. | A sweet-flavoured cooking apple, and a good tree for the garden. | An attractive and popular mid-season culinary apple, very versatile in the kitchen, cooks to a puree. | ||
Identification | Morgan Sweet | Golden Noble | Arthur W Barnes | ||
Fruit colour | Yellow / Gold | Green | Red | ||
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Using | Morgan Sweet | Golden Noble | Arthur W Barnes | ||
Flavor | Average | Good | |||
Flavour style | Sharper | Sweeter | |||
Ripening period | Early-Mid season | Late season | Mid season | ||
Use/Keeping | 1 week | 1-2 months | 1 week | ||
Cooking result | Puree | Puree | |||
Growing | Morgan Sweet | Golden Noble | Arthur W Barnes | ||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Heavy | Heavy | |||
Vigour | Large | Slightly small | Average growth | ||
Pollination | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 5 Flowers Late season Self-sterile Blossom frost-resistance | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | ||
Gardening skill | Some skill needed | Very easy | |||
Problems | Canker - Some resistance Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Very susceptible Fireblight - Very susceptible | ||||
Other | Morgan Sweet | Golden Noble | Arthur W Barnes | ||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | ||
Other qualities | Awards 1993 |