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Royal Gala
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| Parentage / Origin: Kidd's Orange Red x
Golden Delicious; New Zealand, 1934 |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: February-April |
| Description: Excellent for fresh eating. A
very pretty, medium size, conical to round fruit with yellow skin
patterned with bright orange-red. Firm, juicy, fine textured, yellow white
flesh. Sweet slightly tart flavor. Hangs well on tree. |
| Tree Characteristics: Compact growth habit,
prolific bearer. Needs heavy thinning to maintain fruit size and prevent
biennial bearing |
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Granny Smith
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| Parentage / Origin: Australia (Tasmania)
circa 1850. |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: April-May |
| Description: Green, crisp and tart, and an
excellent keeper. |
| Tree Characteristics: Vigorous, productive,
highly vegetative. Sunburns easily and difficult to maintain green
fruit colour. |
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Fuji
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| Parentage / Origin: Ralls Janet x
Delicious; Japan 1962 |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: March-April |
| Description: Tall, rectangular, medium size
fruit. Yellowish green skin with an orangish red flush and darker stripes.
Darker blush on sun side. Crisp, juicy slightly subacid white flesh with
outstanding texture. May require up to 200 days to mature.
Good keeper. |
| Tree Characteristics: Vigorous, productive,
somewhat bushy tree. Needs annual detailed pruning. |
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Braeburn
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| Parentage / Origin: Open pollinated
seedling from Braeburn area Nelson, New Zealand, 1952 |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: March-May |
| Description: Fruit is medium to large, red
striped with an orange red blush on a yellow background. The flesh is
pale, cream colored, crisp and juicy with a pleasant subacid tart flavor.
Fruits store for four months. |
| Tree Characteristics: The fruit hangs well,
comes into bearing early and is a heavy producer. Has a tendency toward
biennial bearing unless thinned. Trees are nonvigorous and should not be
planted on dwarf rootstocks. |
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Pacific Rose ™
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| Parentage / Origin: Developed in New
Zealand from Gala and Splendour parents this apple was introduced in 1990. |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: April-May |
| Description: Medium to large fruit. Dull
pinkish red skin with occasional russet. Firm crisp yellow flesh. Mild but
distinctive sweet flavor. Lacks tartness but has crisp texture.
Exceptionally long storage life. |
| Tree Characteristics: Growth habit is
spreading |
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Other Fruits
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| Varieties: William Bon Cretian, Packham
Triumph pears. Fantasia, Red Gold Nectarines. Golden Queen
Peaches. |
| Harvest / Season: Harvest: January-March |
| Description: Pear and stone fruit crops are
grown for both cannery and domestic fresh marketing in New Zealand. |
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