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| Apple Annie Elizabeth | Apple Orleans Reinette | Cherry Glacier | Apple Sierra Beauty | Plum Haganta | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | A popular English culinary apple, which keeps its shape when cooked. | An old-fashioned 18th century French apple, with a good reputation for flavour, but usually not a good cropper. | Heart shaped. | Large blocky handsome apple. Greenish yellow skin. Striped or blushed with red. Juicy very crisp moderately sweet flesh. Rich, tart, sprightly flavor. Excellent for eating fresh or cooking. Good keeper. | A new large blue disease-resistant plum from Germany. |
Identification | Annie Elizabeth | Orleans Reinette | Glacier | Sierra Beauty | Haganta |
| Fruit colour | Red / Orange flush | Red / Orange flush | Mahogany | Blue | |
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Oval / round | ||||
Using | Annie Elizabeth | Orleans Reinette | Glacier | Sierra Beauty | Haganta |
| Flavor | Good | Very good | Very good | ||
| Flavour style | Aromatic | Sweeter | |||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Late season | Late season | Mid season | |
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 2-3 weeks | 1 week | ||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | Keeps shape | |||
Growing | Annie Elizabeth | Orleans Reinette | Glacier | Sierra Beauty | Haganta |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Light | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Slightly large | Average growth | Large | ||
| Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | Flowering group 4 Flowers Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 5 Flowers Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile | |
| Gardening skill | Average | Average | |||
| Problems | Canker - Some resistance Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Some resistance | Scab - Very susceptible | Plum pox virus (Sharka) - Very resistant | ||
Other | Annie Elizabeth | Orleans Reinette | Glacier | Sierra Beauty | Haganta |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | France | United States | United States | Germany |
| Other qualities |