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Liberty

Dessert · Apple · Malus domestica Borkh. · 1 accession

Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experimental Station, Geneva, New York, U.S.A. It was introduced in 1978. Fruits have crisp, juicy, slightly coarse textured flesh with a good flavour. Trees are resistant to scab, cedar apple rust, fireblight and powdery mildew.

Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Picking time
Early October
Flowering
25th April (10%) · 28th April (full) · 7th May (petal fall)
NFC characterisation
Size
medium
Type
Dessert
Crown
medium
Shape
Globose conical
Width
62.33 mm
Crunch
crisp
Height
59.41 mm
Russet
very low
Ribbing
weak-medium
Juiciness
juicy
Greasiness
Medium
Over colour
Red
Flesh colour
White
Ground colour
Whitish yellow
Over colour amount
high
Over colour pattern
striped/solid flush

Source · National Fruit Collection

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