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| Apple Herefordshire Russet | Plum Victoria | Apple Claygate Pearmain | Apple Morley's Seedling | Apple WineCrisp | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | A modern russet with an excellent strong Cox-like flavour. | A very popular English plum, especially good for culinary use. Heavy crops of attractive plum-coloured fruit. | A popular Victorian dessert apple, named after the village where it was discovered. | A late-season English cooking apple, from Cambrideshire in eastern England. | WineCrisp, formerly known as Coop31, is a modern disease-resistant variety developed by the Universities of Prudue, Rutgers and Illinois. |
Identification | Herefordshire Russet | Victoria | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp |
| Fruit colour | Red / mottled | Red / Orange flush | Green | Red | |
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Long / oval | ||||
Using | Herefordshire Russet | Victoria | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | Good | Very good | |
| Flavour style | Sweeter | Sweet/Sharp | Aromatic | Sweet/Sharp | |
| Ripening period | Mid season | Mid-Late season | Mid-Late season | Mid season | |
| Use/Keeping | 1-2 months | 1 week | 1-2 months | 3 months or more | 3 months or more |
| Cooking result | Puree | ||||
Growing | Herefordshire Russet | Victoria | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | Heavy | Heavy | Heavy | |
| Vigour | Weak growing | Average growth | Slightly large | Slightly large | |
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile |
| Gardening skill | Very easy | Average | Very easy | ||
| Problems | Canker - Very susceptible Silverleaf - Very susceptible Plum pox virus (Sharka) - Some susceptibility | Scab - Very resistant | Scab - Very resistant Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Very resistant Cedar apple rust - Some susceptibility | ||
Other | Herefordshire Russet | Victoria | Claygate Pearmain | Morley's Seedling | WineCrisp |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United States |
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 | Awards 1901, 1921, 1993 |