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| Apple Holly | Apple Anna | Cherry King | Apple Grove | Apple Mairac | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Large outstandingly beautiful apple has the color of the holly berry. Its shape is conic, sometimes having a blockish appearance. The glossy skin is evenly blushed with pinkish to deep, solid red. The creamy white flesh is mild in flavor, juicy and quite sweet, similar to Delicious. It keeps well until January. Fruit hangs well on the tree. | A very early season Golden Delicious style apple variety from Israel, noted for its very low chill requirement of less than 300 hours. | Does not form doubles. | Fruit is medium large, conic in shape, having a dull finish, striped orange-red over yellow green. The flesh is pale cream color, very sweet and juicy. | A modern Swiss apple, derived from Gala and Maigold and released in 2002. |
Identification | Holly | Anna | King | Grove | Mairac |
| Fruit colour | Red / Green | ||||
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Using | Holly | Anna | King | Grove | Mairac |
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| Ripening period | Very early season | Mid season | Early-Mid season | ||
| Use/Keeping | 2-3 weeks | 3 months or more | |||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Holly | Anna | King | Grove | Mairac |
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| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Slightly small | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 0 Flowers Very early season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile | ||
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| Problems | Scab - Some susceptibility Mildew - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Holly | Anna | King | Grove | Mairac |
| Country of origin | United States | Israel | United States | Switzerland | |
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