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Apple
Golden Nugget 
Apple
Exeter Cross 
Cherry
Hudson 

 

 
SummaryA small, broadly conical, long-stemmed predominately yellow fruit with orange streaks and splashes. Crisp, juicy flesh with extra sweet, rich, mellow flavor. Fine for eating out of hand, excellent for pies, sauce and apple butter. Short keeping life.
Small to medium size. Red stripes over greenish yellow. Crisp, sweet, juicy with sharp flavor.
Firm, sweet, good flavour.


Identification

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson


Fruit colour

Black


Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson


Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid season

Late season


Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson


Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Flowering group 5
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsFruit splitting - Some resistance

Other

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson


Country of originCanada
United Kingdom
Canada


Other qualities