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Apple
🗓 Season: August · September · October · November
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Background colour changes from green to yellow or cream (variety determines final colour). Seeds inside should be brown. Flesh yields slightly to thumb pressure. A ripe apple releases with a gentle upward twist — no pulling. Check the ground for natural drops.
Moderately small, slightly squat, light green tart fruits with an orange/rose blush are produced in great abundance every second year (produced in 2015, therefore will again in 2017 and 2019 etc.) by this tree which is growing out of a mesh wire fence.
Although not the best for fresh eating, these are apples appear to be almost entirely ignored by boring insects and bake/cook wonderfully, making some of the best pies and batches of apple butter to be had. In my humble opinion, the unique genes of this specimen ought to be preserved for future breeding projects when it's pest and diseases resistance may be important.
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