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	Plum Ariel	Apple Winter Banana	Apple Glockenapfel	Apple Empire	Cherry Early Purple Gean
Summary	A dusky red gage-like plum with a superb flavour.	Named for the alleged banana-like flavour.	A very old European apple variety with a distinctive bell-like shape.	One of the best McIntosh-style apples, with a good sweet vinous flavor, and easy to grow.	Heart-shaped. Soft, juicy.
Identification	Ariel	Winter Banana	Glockenapfel	Empire	Early Purple Gean
Fruit colour	Red / mottled			Red	Purple
Flesh colour		White to Cream, pale yellow		White to Cream, pale yellow
Fruit size		Very large		Small
Fruit shape	Oval / round	Flat-round		Round
Using	Ariel	Winter Banana	Glockenapfel	Empire	Early Purple Gean
Flavor	Exceptional	Good		Good
Flavour style	Sweeter	Sweeter		Sharp / refreshing
Ripening period		Mid-Late season	Mid season	Mid-Late season	Mid season
Use/Keeping	1-3 days		1-2 months
Cooking result
Growing	Ariel	Winter Banana	Glockenapfel	Empire	Early Purple Gean
Picking
Cropping	Good		Heavy		Heavy
Vigour	Large		Average growth	Average growth
Pollination	Self-fertile	Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile	Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile	Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Partially self-fertile	Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-fertile
Gardening skill				Very easy
Problems	Canker - Very susceptible Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility	Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible		Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance Cedar apple rust - Some resistance
Other	Ariel	Winter Banana	Glockenapfel	Empire	Early Purple Gean
Country of origin	Sweden	United States		United States	Italy
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