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Crimson Spy

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Thought to be a bud mutation of Northern Spy having an almost solid crimson skin. Originated in Ontario, Canada and introduced in 1931. Fruits have firm, fine-textured, juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant flavour.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Mid October
Flowering
14th May (10%) · 17th May (full) · 23rd May (petal fall)
National Apple Register (1971)
Type
Dessert

Source · National Fruit Collection

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