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Apple
Golden Nugget 
Apple
Exeter Cross 
Cherry
Hudson 
Cherry
Margit 
Pear
Abbé Fétel 
SummaryA small, broadly conical, long-stemmed predominately yellow fruit with orange streaks and splashes. Crisp, juicy flesh with extra sweet, rich, mellow flavor. Fine for eating out of hand, excellent for pies, sauce and apple butter. Short keeping life.
Small to medium size. Red stripes over greenish yellow. Crisp, sweet, juicy with sharp flavor.
Firm, sweet, good flavour.
Flattish-round. Very firm, very good flavour.
A high quality and very sweet dessert pear.

Identification

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson
Margit
Abbé Fétel
Fruit colour

Black
Mahogany

Flesh colour




Fruit size



Small
Fruit shape




Using

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson
Margit
Abbé Fétel
Flavor




Flavour style




Ripening periodMid season

Late season


Use/Keeping




Cooking result




Growing

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson
Margit
Abbé Fétel
Picking




Cropping


Good

Vigour




PollinationFlowering group 3
Flowers Mid season
Flowering group 5
Flowers Late season
Self-sterile
Self-sterile
Flowering group 4
Gardening skill




ProblemsFruit splitting - Some resistance

Other

Golden Nugget
Exeter Cross
Hudson
Margit
Abbé Fétel
Country of originCanada
United Kingdom
Canada
Italy
France
Other qualities