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Apple Green Balsam | Apple Ashmead's Kernel | Pear Clapp Favorite | |||
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Summary | A 19th century variety grown in a small part of the county of North Yorkshire, and known as 'the farmer's wife's apple'. | A very old apple variety, with a drab appearance which belies a unique peardrop flavour. Ashmead's Kernel is also one of very small number of English apple varieties that also thrives in North America. | An attractive and well-known 19th century American pear. It ripens early season, and does not keep. | ||
Identification | Green Balsam | Ashmead's Kernel | Clapp Favorite | ||
Fruit colour | Green | Yellow / Gold | |||
Flesh colour | White | ||||
Fruit size | Small | Medium | |||
Fruit shape | Flat-round | ||||
Using | Green Balsam | Ashmead's Kernel | Clapp Favorite | ||
Flavor | Very good | ||||
Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | Sweeter | |||
Ripening period | Late season | Mid-Late season | |||
Use/Keeping | 3 months or more | ||||
Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Green Balsam | Ashmead's Kernel | Clapp Favorite | ||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Light | ||||
Vigour | Average growth | ||||
Pollination | Flowering group 2 Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | ||
Gardening skill | Some skill needed | ||||
Problems | Scab - Some resistance Mildew - Some resistance Cedar apple rust - Some resistance Bitter pit - Some susceptibility | Scab - Very susceptible Fireblight - Very susceptible | |||
Other | Green Balsam | Ashmead's Kernel | Clapp Favorite | ||
Country of origin | United Kingdom | United Kingdom | United States | ||
Other qualities | Awards |