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Apple
Surprise 
Cherry
Centennial 
Cherry
Bailey's Early Black 
Apple
Albany Beauty 
Apple
Ginger Gold 
SummarySmall, green winter apple with creamy white, red stained flesh.
Roundish-oblong. Firm, not fibrous, juicy, sweet. Good quality.
Soft, fibrous, fairly juicy. Sweet. Medium stone.
A red skinned form of Gravenstein.
An attractive yellow apple from Virginia

Identification

Surprise
Centennial
Bailey's Early Black
Albany Beauty
Ginger Gold
Fruit colour
Bright Red
Black

Yellow / Gold
Flesh colour



White to Cream, pale yellow
Fruit size



Variable
Fruit shape



Conical

Using

Surprise
Centennial
Bailey's Early Black
Albany Beauty
Ginger Gold
Flavor



Good
Flavour style



Sweet/Sharp
Ripening period
Early-Mid season
Mid-Late season

Mid-Late season
Use/Keeping



1-2 months
Cooking result




Growing

Surprise
Centennial
Bailey's Early Black
Albany Beauty
Ginger Gold
Picking




Cropping
Good


Good
Vigour



Average growth
PollinationFlowering group 2
Flowers Early-Mid season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill



Average
ProblemsCanker - Some susceptibility
Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility
Canker - Some susceptibility
Fruit splitting - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some susceptibility
Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible

Other

Surprise
Centennial
Bailey's Early Black
Albany Beauty
Ginger Gold
Country of originUnited Kingdom
United States


United States
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