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Cameo Apple

The Cameo apple is an excellent sweet apple that keeps exceptionally well. 

Excellent for: Fresh Eating; Sauce

ID-59A

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History: The Cameo apple was a chance seedling found in 1987 in Dryden Washington. It was found in a Red Delicious orchard.
 
Parentage: Chance seedling possibly Red Delicious
 
Pollination:
Bloom Time: Mid-season
Ploidy: Diploid
Good Pollinators:
Braeburn Apple
Cortland Apple
Cox’s Orange Pippin Apple
Empire Apple
Gala Apple
McShay Apple
Newtown Pippin Apple
Sweet Sixteen Apple
Wolf River Apple
 
Harvest Time: Mid October
 
Fruit Size: Large, elongated
 
Flavor: Sweet
 
Storage (refrigerated): 4-5 months
 
Disease Resistance:
Cedar apple rust: Susceptible
Fireblight: Susceptible
Mildew: Resistant
Scab: Susceptible