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| Apple Rocket Red Braeburn | Cherry Germersdorfer | Apple Sir Isaac Newton's Tree | Apple Chantecler | Apple Miller's Seedling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summary | Very intense red blush with narrow, intense stripes. | Firm, crisp, juicy, aromatic balanced flavour, sweet, slightly acid. | The tree under which the famous scientist gained the inspiration for his theory of gravitation. | A small early-season English apple, popular in late Victorian times. | |
Identification | Rocket Red Braeburn | Germersdorfer | Sir Isaac Newton's Tree | Chantecler | Miller's Seedling |
| Fruit colour | Bright Red | Green | Yellow / Gold | ||
| Flesh colour | |||||
| Fruit size | Large | ||||
| Fruit shape | |||||
Using | Rocket Red Braeburn | Germersdorfer | Sir Isaac Newton's Tree | Chantecler | Miller's Seedling |
| Flavor | Good | Good | |||
| Flavour style | Sweeter | Sweet/Sharp | |||
| Ripening period | Mid season | Late season | Mid-Late season | Mid season | |
| Use/Keeping | 1-2 months | 3 months or more | 1-3 days | ||
| Cooking result | Keeps shape | ||||
Growing | Rocket Red Braeburn | Germersdorfer | Sir Isaac Newton's Tree | Chantecler | Miller's Seedling |
| Picking | |||||
| Cropping | Heavy | Good | Good | Heavy | |
| Vigour | Average growth | Slightly large | Average growth | ||
| Pollination | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Self-sterile | Flowering group 5 Flowers Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 4 Flowers Mid-Late season Self-sterile | Flowering group 3 Flowers Mid season Partially self-fertile | |
| Gardening skill | Average | Some skill needed | |||
| Problems | Leaf spot - Some susceptibility Brown rot - Some susceptibility Fruit splitting - Some susceptibility | Canker - Some susceptibility Fireblight - Some susceptibility | |||
Other | Rocket Red Braeburn | Germersdorfer | Sir Isaac Newton's Tree | Chantecler | Miller's Seedling |
| Country of origin | New Zealand | United Kingdom | France | United Kingdom | |
| Other qualities | Awards |