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Apple
Stirling Castle 

 

 

 

 
SummaryA popular Victorian cooking apple from Stirling in Scotland, produces a good-flavoured puree.




Identification

Stirling Castle




Fruit colour




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Stirling Castle




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSharper




Ripening periodMid season




Use/Keeping2-3 weeks




Cooking resultPuree




Growing

Stirling Castle




Picking




CroppingHeavy




VigourSlightly small




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skillVery easy




ProblemsScab - Very resistant
Mildew - Some susceptibility

Other

Stirling Castle




Country of originUnited Kingdom




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