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| Apple Black Oxford | Apple Detroit Red | Apple James Grieve | Apple Kinsei | Apple Crofton | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Round deep purple fruit with a black bloom. | Classic deep red apple. Soft, snow white flesh. Curious ridges about the calyx. | A versatile cooking apple, excellent for juice, and widely used in breeding programmes. | Large blushed yellow apple that is sweet and firm. Some calyx russetting can occur in warmer districts. Storage is rated excellent. | Red Delicious shape, Yellow Delicious character. Yellowish green skin with a beautiful distinctive reddish pink blush. Mildly sweet flesh. Good for fresh eating, cooking, freezing, drying. |
Identification | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | Kinsei | Crofton |
| Fruit colour | Red / Green | ||||
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Using | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | Kinsei | Crofton |
| Flavor | Very good | Average | |||
| Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | Sharper | |||
| Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Mid season | |||
| Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | 1-2 months | |||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | Kinsei | Crofton |
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| Cropping | Good | ||||
| Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile Blossom frost-resistance | |||
| Gardening skill | Very easy | ||||
| Problems | Canker - Some resistance Scab - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Black Oxford | Detroit Red | James Grieve | Kinsei | Crofton |
| Country of origin | United States | United States | United Kingdom | Japan | |
| Other qualities | Awards 1993 |