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Apple
Sweet Sixteen 

 

 

 

 
SummaryLarge, red striped fruit. Firm, crisp, aromatic flesh. Moderately acidic.




Identification

Sweet Sixteen




Fruit colourRed




Flesh colour




Fruit size




Fruit shape




Using

Sweet Sixteen




Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid season




Use/Keeping1-2 months




Cooking result




Growing

Sweet Sixteen




Picking




Cropping




Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Self-sterile
Gardening skill




ProblemsScab - Some resistance
Fireblight - Some resistance
Cedar apple rust - Some resistance

Other

Sweet Sixteen




Country of originUnited States




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