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Cherry
Bigarreau de Mezel 
Apple
Prairie Spy 
Apple
Smoothee Golden Delicious 
Apple
Howgate Wonder 

 
SummaryHeart-shaped. A little fibrous, moderately juicy, good flavour.
All purpose. Red over yellow, attractive large fruit. Some russeting may occur. Excellent flavor, improves in storage. Extra long keeping winter apple.
Continues to be the most russet-resistant Golden Delicious strain, allowing quality Goldens to be grown where proneness to russetting would otherwise prohibit Golden production. Essentially the same as Golden Delicious except for skin smoothness and russet resistance.
Very large cooker, not great flavour when cooked but excellent sharp juice

Identification

Bigarreau de Mezel
Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder

Fruit colourDark Red


Red / Orange flush

Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Bigarreau de Mezel
Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder

Flavor
Very good

Good

Flavour style
Sweeter



Ripening periodEarly season
Mid season

Mid-Late season

Use/Keeping
3 months or more

3 months or more

Cooking result


Puree

Growing

Bigarreau de Mezel
Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder

Picking




Cropping
Good

Heavy

Vigour
Average growth

Large

PollinationFlowering group 1
Flowers Early season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid-Late season
Partially self-fertile
Gardening skill




ProblemsCanker - Very susceptible
Brown rot - Some resistance
Fruit splitting - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Bitter pit - Very resistant

Other

Bigarreau de Mezel
Prairie Spy
Smoothee Golden Delicious
Howgate Wonder

Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States

United Kingdom

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