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.Chelan
Red Delicious
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| Zone:
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5 - 8
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| Ripens:
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Beginning of October
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| Fertility:
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Needs a pollinator
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| Top
50 Ranking:
| # 28
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| Skin
Colour:
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Ruby red
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| Flesh:
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Yellowish white
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| Flavour:
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Strong sweet flavour but somewhat soft texture
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| Usage:
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Good for eating fresh and in salads. Not so good for cooking.
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| Storage:
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Six months in cold storage
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| Notes:
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Susceptible to "dead spur" (apply
aminoethoxyvinyglycine in the Fall to combat this). Somewhat resistant to fire
blight and cedar apple rust, but susceptible to apple scab.
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