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Sweet Sixteen Apple
The Sweet Sixteen apple is a sweet, spicy flavored apple. It is a great tasting and cold hardy apple.
Excellent for: Fresh eating; Baking; Sauce
ID-27A
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History: The Sweet Sixteen apple was developed by W. H. Alderman in 1937 at the University of Minnesota Horticultural Research Center, Excelsior Station, now known as Minnesota Landscape Arboretum Horticultural Research Center. The Sweet Sixteen apple was released commercially in 1978. Parentage: Minnesota #477 (open pollinated Malinda) x Northern Spy Pollination:Bloom Time: Mid-seasonPloidy: DiploidGood Pollinators: Braeburn AppleCameo AppleCortland AppleCox’s Orange Pippin AppleEmpire AppleGala AppleMcShay AppleNewtown Pippin AppleWilliams Pride AppleWolf River Apple Harvest Time: September Fruit Size: Medium, round Flavor: Sweet/spicy Storage (refrigerated): 2 months Disease Resistance: Cedar apple rust: ResistantFireblight: ResistantMildew: Some resistanceScab: Resistant