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| Plum Ariel | Apple Glockenapfel | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | A dusky red gage-like plum with a superb flavour. | A very old European apple variety with a distinctive bell-like shape. | |||
Identification | Ariel | Glockenapfel | |||
| Fruit colour | Red / mottled | ||||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | |||||
| Fruit shape | Oval / round | ||||
Using | Ariel | Glockenapfel | |||
| Flavor | Exceptional | ||||
| Flavour style | Sweeter | ||||
| Ripening period | Mid season | ||||
| Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | 1-2 months | |||
| Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Ariel | Glockenapfel | |||
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Good | Heavy | |||
| Vigour | Large | Average growth | |||
| Pollination | Self-fertile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | |||
| Gardening skill | |||||
| Problems | Canker - Very susceptible Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility | ||||
Other | Ariel | Glockenapfel | |||
| Country of origin | Sweden | ||||
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