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Cherry Caroon | Apple Rubens | Apple Dorsett Golden | Apple Ard Cairn Russet | Apple Red Astrachan | |
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Summary | Long heart-shaped. Soft, a little fibrous, juicy, good quality. Stone large. | An attractive modern apple from Italy which is now being promoted in European supermarkets. | A remarkable early-season apple, well-adapted to tropical climates and with a very low chill requirement. | An old apple variety from Ireland, with a flavor reminiscent of bananas. | Eating, cooking and cider apple. Medium sized, crimson colored, flesh is juicy, tart and crisp with good flavor. Very short storage. |
Identification | Caroon | Rubens | Dorsett Golden | Ard Cairn Russet | Red Astrachan |
Fruit colour | Dark Red | Yellow / Gold | |||
Flesh colour | White | ||||
Fruit size | Small | ||||
Fruit shape | Flat | ||||
Using | Caroon | Rubens | Dorsett Golden | Ard Cairn Russet | Red Astrachan |
Flavor | Good | Good | |||
Flavour style | Sweeter | Sweeter | |||
Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Very early season | Mid-Late season | ||
Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 1-3 days | |||
Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Caroon | Rubens | Dorsett Golden | Ard Cairn Russet | Red Astrachan |
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Heavy | ||||
Vigour | Average growth | Average growth | Slightly large | ||
Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Self-sterile | Flowering group 0 Flowers Very early season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | |
Gardening skill | |||||
Problems | Canker - Some susceptibility Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility | Scab - Very susceptible Mildew - Some susceptibility | Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Some resistance | ||
Other | Caroon | Rubens | Dorsett Golden | Ard Cairn Russet | Red Astrachan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom | Italy | Bahamas | Ireland | Russia |
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