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| Apple Sapora | Apple Allington Pippin | Apple Yarlington Mill | Apple Red Jonathan | Plum Denniston's Superb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | A modern apple variety developed in France, related to Rubinette. | A versatile English apple, with a strong pineapple-like flavour, useful for both cooking and eating. | High quality English cider apple. Firm, medium-sized fruit. Sweet to slightly bittersweet. | A more deeply colored sport of the original Jonathan, with similar good flavor and keeping qualities. | A reliable gage-like green plum with a strong sweet flavour. |
Identification | Sapora | Allington Pippin | Yarlington Mill | Red Jonathan | Denniston's Superb |
| Fruit colour | Red / Orange flush | Red | Green | ||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Round | ||||
Using | Sapora | Allington Pippin | Yarlington Mill | Red Jonathan | Denniston's Superb |
| Flavor | Very good | Good | Very good | ||
| Flavour style | Pineapple | Sweeter | |||
| Ripening period | Mid season | Mid season | Mid season | Early-Mid season | |
| Use/Keeping | 1-2 months | 3 months or more | |||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | Textured puree | |||
Growing | Sapora | Allington Pippin | Yarlington Mill | Red Jonathan | Denniston's Superb |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | Good | Good | ||
| Vigour | Slightly large | Average growth | Average growth | ||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-fertile | |
| Gardening skill | Average | Very easy | |||
| Problems | Scab - Some resistance Brown rot - Some susceptibility | Fireblight - Some susceptibility | Canker - Very resistant | ||
Other | Sapora | Allington Pippin | Yarlington Mill | Red Jonathan | Denniston's Superb |
| Country of origin | Germany | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United States | |
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