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Jupiter
Dessert apple
Triploid. Raised in 1966 at East Malling Research Station, Kent. It was introduced in 1981. Fruits are sweet and juicy with a good texture and Cox-like flavour.
Parentage:
Cox's Orange Pippin x Starking
Flowering time:
11th May 10% flowering
14th May Full (80%) flowering
22nd May 90% petal fall
Picking time: Early October
Size: large
Shape: Globose conical
Height: 70.93 mm
Width: 79.09 mm
Ribbing: weak
Crown: medium
Ground Colour: Green yellow
Over Colour: Orange
Over Colour Amount: medium
Over Colour Pattern: striped
Russet: low
Coarseness: coarse
Flesh Colour: Cream