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| Cherry Golden Sweet | Plum Castleton | ||||
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| Summary | Flesh firm. Used extensively for maraschino processing. | ||||
Identification | Golden Sweet | Castleton | |||
| Fruit colour | Yellow | ||||
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Using | Golden Sweet | Castleton | |||
| Flavor | Good | ||||
| Flavour style | Sweet/Sharp | ||||
| Ripening period | Early-Mid season | Mid season | |||
| Use/Keeping | 1 week | ||||
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Growing | Golden Sweet | Castleton | |||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | ||||
| Vigour | Slightly large | ||||
| Pollination | Flowering group 2 Flowers Early-Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile | |||
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| Problems | Fruit splitting - Some resistance | ||||
Other | Golden Sweet | Castleton | |||
| Country of origin | United States | ||||
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