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| Apple Beacon | |||||
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| Summary | Beacon is a bright red early-season apple with a soft flesh, noted for its cold hardiness. | ||||
Identification | Beacon | ||||
| Fruit colour | Red | ||||
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Using | Beacon | ||||
| Flavor | Average | ||||
| Flavour style | Sharper | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1 week | ||||
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Growing | Beacon | ||||
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| Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | ||||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Fireblight - Very susceptible Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Beacon | ||||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
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