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Winter Banana Apple

The Winter Banana apple is a great tasting, juicy and crisp apple. It is an excellent keeping apple. The Winter Banana apple is also a great pollinizer for other apples.

Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce; Cider

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History: The Winter Banana apple was discovered by David Flory on his farm near Adamsboro, Cass County, Indiana around 1876.

Parentage: Unknown

Pollination:

Bloom Time: Mid/late season

Ploidy: Diploid

Good Pollinators:

Cripps Pink Apple

Esopus Spitzenberg Apple

Fuji Apple

Golden Delicious Apple

Honeycrisp Apple

Harvest Time: October

Fruit Size: Medium, round

Flavor: Semi-tart

Storage (refrigerated): 3-4 months

Disease Resistance:

Cedar apple rust: Some susceptibility

Fireblight: Some susceptibility

Mildew: Some susceptibility

Scab: Some susceptibility

Winter Banana

Dessert apple

Raised in 1876 on the farm of David Flory near Adamsboro, Cross County, Indiana, USA. Introduced in 1890. Received an Award of Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society in 1912. Fruits have rather soft, rather coarse-textured,moderately juicy flesh with a sweet and pleasant aromatic flavour.

Synonyms:

Banan zimnii, Banana, Banana de Iarna, Banane, Banane d'Hiver, Bananove zimni, Bananovoe, Flory, Teli banan, Zimna bananova, Zimnee bananovoe

Shape: Oblong

Size: medium-large

Ribbing: weak-medium

Ground Colour: Whitish Yellow

Over Colour: Pink

Russet: very low

Greasiness: Medium

Crunch: medium-crisp

Coarseness: medium-coarse

Flowering time:

7th May 10% flowering

12th May Full (80%) flowering

19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time

Early October

Source: www.nationalfruitcollection.org.uk

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