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Liberty Apple

The Liberty apple is a very disease resistant apple that also tastes excellent. It is crisp, juicy and keeps very well.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce

ID-73A

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History: The Liberty apple was created in 1955 at Cornell’s New York State Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva, New York. The Liberty apple was introduced commercially in 1978.

Parentage: Macoun (McIntosh x Fameuse seedling) x Purdue 54-12

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Early season

Ploidy: Diploid

Good Pollinators:

Brushy Mountain Limbertwig Apple

Chehalis Apple

King Solomon Apple

Myers Royal Limbertwig Apple

Smoky Mountain Limbertwig Apple

Williams Pride Apple

Wynoochee Early Apple

Harvest Time: September/October

Fruit Size: Small-medium, round

Flavor: Sweet/tart

Storage (refrigerated): 3-4 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Good resistance

Fireblight: Good resistance

Mildew: Good resistance

Scab: Good resistance

Liberty

Dessert apple

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.

Parentage: Macoun x Purdue 54-12

Flowering time:

25th April 10% flowering
28th April Full (80%) flowering
7th May 90% petal fall

Picking time: Early October

Size: medium

Shape: Globose conical

Height: 59.41 mm

Width: 62.33 mm

Ribbing: weak-medium

Crown: medium

Ground Colour: Whitish yellow

Over Colour: Red

Over Colour Amount: high

Over Colour Pattern: striped/solid flush

Russet: very low

Greasiness: Medium

Crunch: crisp

Juiciness: juicy

Flesh Colour: White

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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