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Apple
Arthur Turner 
Apple
Golden Supreme 
Apple
Limbertwig 
Apple
Limelight 
Cherry
Kassin's Fruhe Herz 
SummaryA well-known early season culinary apple. Cooks to a sweet puree. Grows easily in most situations.
Yellow with pink blush, medium to large fruit, ideally conic but often somewhat oblate. White to light-cream colored flesh is firm, moderately crisp, and juicy to very juicy. The flavor is sweet to mildly sweet and pleasant with little or no detectable acid.
Medium size and deep or dull red color. Flesh is yellowish, hard, aromatic.
Developed by UK apple breeder H. Ermen, based on the Greensleeves apple from East Malling Research Station.
Round heart shaped. Firm, a little fibrous, juicy, good quality.

Identification

Arthur Turner
Golden Supreme
Limbertwig
Limelight
Kassin's Fruhe Herz
Fruit colour



Black
Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Arthur Turner
Golden Supreme
Limbertwig
Limelight
Kassin's Fruhe Herz
FlavorGood


Good

Flavour styleSweeter


Sharper

Ripening periodMid season



Mid season
Use/Keeping2-3 weeks


2-3 weeks

Cooking resultPuree




Growing

Arthur Turner
Golden Supreme
Limbertwig
Limelight
Kassin's Fruhe Herz
Picking




CroppingHeavy


Heavy

VigourAverage growth


Slightly small

PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Self-sterile
Flowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skillVery easy


Very easy

ProblemsScab - Some susceptibility
Canker - Some resistance
Fruit splitting - Some resistance

Other

Arthur Turner
Golden Supreme
Limbertwig
Limelight
Kassin's Fruhe Herz
Country of originUnited Kingdom

United States
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Other qualitiesAwards 1993