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Apple Merton Worcester | Apple September Wonder Fuji | Apple McIntosh | Apple Berner Rosen | Apple Puritan | |
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Summary | An interesting early/mid season dessert variety, probably deserves to be better known. | Blush. Approximates flavor of Fuji in spite of much shorter growing season. | A crisp red apple with bright white flesh and refreshing sweet flavor. | A popular Swiss apple variety, although not well-known elsewhere. | Red skinned apple covered with small white dots. Soft texture, tart flavored. |
Identification | Merton Worcester | September Wonder Fuji | McIntosh | Berner Rosen | Puritan |
Fruit colour | Red | ||||
Flesh colour | White | ||||
Fruit size | Medium | ||||
Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Merton Worcester | September Wonder Fuji | McIntosh | Berner Rosen | Puritan |
Flavor | Very good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
Ripening period | Mid season | Early-Mid season | |||
Use/Keeping | |||||
Cooking result | Textured puree | ||||
Growing | Merton Worcester | September Wonder Fuji | McIntosh | Berner Rosen | Puritan |
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Vigour | Slightly small | Average growth | |||
Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile | Self-sterile | ||
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Problems | Fireblight - Some susceptibility Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | Cedar apple rust - Some resistance | |||
Other | Merton Worcester | September Wonder Fuji | McIntosh | Berner Rosen | Puritan |
Country of origin | United Kingdom | United States | Canada | Switzerland | United States |
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