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Cherry Sutton's Purple | Apple Beacon | ||||
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Summary | Round. Fairly soft, not very juicy, subacid and sometimes a little bitter, becoming sweet and of fair quality. | Beacon is a bright red early-season apple with a soft flesh, noted for its cold hardiness. | |||
Identification | Sutton's Purple | Beacon | |||
Fruit colour | Black | Red | |||
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Using | Sutton's Purple | Beacon | |||
Flavor | Average | ||||
Flavour style | Sharper | ||||
Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season | |||
Use/Keeping | 1 week | ||||
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Growing | Sutton's Purple | Beacon | |||
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Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | |||
Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
Problems | Canker - Some resistance Fruit splitting - Some resistance | Fireblight - Very susceptible Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | |||
Other | Sutton's Purple | Beacon | |||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | United States | |||
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