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Plum Ariel | Apple Winter Banana | Apple Glockenapfel | |||
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Summary | A dusky red gage-like plum with a superb flavour. | Named for the alleged banana-like flavour. | A very old European apple variety with a distinctive bell-like shape. | ||
Identification | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | ||
Fruit colour | Red / mottled | ||||
Flesh colour | White to Cream, pale yellow | ||||
Fruit size | Very large | ||||
Fruit shape | Oval / round | Flat-round | |||
Using | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | ||
Flavor | Exceptional | Good | |||
Flavour style | Sweeter | Sweeter | |||
Ripening period | Mid-Late season | Mid season | |||
Use/Keeping | 1-3 days | 1-2 months | |||
Cooking result | |||||
Growing | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | ||
Picking | |||||
Cropping | Good | Heavy | |||
Vigour | Large | Average growth | |||
Pollination | Self-fertile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | ||
Gardening skill | |||||
Problems | Canker - Very susceptible Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility | Cedar apple rust - Very susceptible | |||
Other | Ariel | Winter Banana | Glockenapfel | ||
Country of origin | Sweden | United States | |||
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