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Cherry
Sutton's Purple 
Apple
Beacon 

 

 

 
SummaryRound. 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 colourBlack
Red



Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Sutton's Purple
Beacon



Flavor
Average



Flavour style
Sharper



Ripening periodMid-Late season
Mid-Late season



Use/Keeping
1 week



Cooking result




Growing

Sutton's Purple
Beacon



Picking




Cropping




Vigour
Slightly large



PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill
Very easy



ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Fruit splitting - Some resistance
Fireblight - Very susceptible
Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility

Other

Sutton's Purple
Beacon



Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States



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