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Apple
Ben Davis 

 

 

 

 
SummaryOnce a commercial variety in US. Large, attractive fruit. Bright red over yellow. Firm, coarse flesh. Not particularly flavorful. Winter keeper.




Identification

Ben Davis




Fruit colour




Flesh colourWhite




Fruit sizeVariable




Fruit shapeRound




Using

Ben Davis




FlavorGood




Flavour styleSweeter




Ripening periodMid-Late season




Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Ben Davis




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 4
Flowers Mid-Late season
Gardening skill




ProblemsCedar apple rust - Some susceptibility

Other

Ben Davis




Country of origin




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