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Red Delicious
The Red Delicious is the most widely grown variety of apple in the world. It is crunchy with a mildly sweet flavor. The fruit keeps fresh very well and can be found year around in stores. Red Delicious apples have firm, white or cream white flesh that is juicy, aromatic, sweet tasting. The Red Delicious apple is America’s favorite snacking apple. Red Delicious apples look great for a long time so they are the favored choice for holiday centerpieces and wreaths. The heart shaped fruit is bright red and sometimes exhibits some red striping. They are best eaten raw because of their thick skin. The Red Delicious is widely used in salads. ... more information
Prairifire The firm fruits age to a cherry red. The tree form is upright, spreading, and becoming eventually round at maturity. It is probably the most disease resistant of all crabapple selections. The purple-red fruits are first to be noticed in late June and hang through early December. The Prairifire is highly resistant to fireblight, scab, cedar apple rust and powdery mildew. This red leafed tree has very attractive mahogany colored bark and persistent ornamental fruit. The Prairifire™Crimson Crabapple tree, 'Malus 'Prairiefire', produces gorgeous buds followed by long-lasting, single, hot pink blossoms. The new foliage is reddish-maroon, aging to reddish-green. |
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