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| Apple Dabinett | Apple Merton Prolific | ||||
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| Summary | A very high quality English cider variety, provides a bittersweet juice for cider making. | An interesting cross between a cooker (Northern Greening) and a dessert apple (Cox's Orange Pippin). | |||
Identification | Dabinett | Merton Prolific | |||
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Using | Dabinett | Merton Prolific | |||
| Flavor | Average | ||||
| Flavour style | Sharper | ||||
| Ripening period | Very-Late season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
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Growing | Dabinett | Merton Prolific | |||
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| Cropping | Good | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Average growth | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 6 Flowers Very-Late season Self-fertile | Flowering group 3 Self-sterile | |||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Scab - Some resistance Fireblight - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Dabinett | Merton Prolific | |||
| Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | |||
| Other qualities | Awards |