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Cherry
Belle Agathe 
Apple
Golden Harvey 
Apple
Antonovka Kamenichka 
Apple
Winter Gem 
Cherry
Bada 
SummaryRoundish ovoid. Very firm, fibrous.
Intense, sweet, sharp-flavored russet apple famous for strong cider.
A culinary apple from the Ukraine, possibly a more colored form of Antonovka.
A late-season modern English apple with a good aromatic flavour.

Identification

Belle Agathe
Golden Harvey
Antonovka Kamenichka
Winter Gem
Bada
Fruit colourRed + Yellow



Red + Yellow
Flesh colour




Fruit size
Small



Fruit shape




Using

Belle Agathe
Golden Harvey
Antonovka Kamenichka
Winter Gem
Bada
Flavor
Very good
Good
Exceptional

Flavour style
Sweet/Sharp
Sharper
Aromatic

Ripening period
Mid season
Mid season


Use/Keeping


1-2 months

Cooking result




Growing

Belle Agathe
Golden Harvey
Antonovka Kamenichka
Winter Gem
Bada
Picking




CroppingGood


Light

Vigour
Large
Large
Slightly large

PollinationSelf-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Self-sterile
Self-fertile
Gardening skill
Average
Very easy
Average

ProblemsCanker - Some resistance
Brown rot - Some resistance
Fruit splitting - Some resistance
Scab - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some resistance
Scab - Some susceptibility
Bitter pit - Very resistant
Canker - Some resistance

Other

Belle Agathe
Golden Harvey
Antonovka Kamenichka
Winter Gem
Bada
Country of originCanada
United Kingdom
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Canada
Other qualities