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RED DELICIOUS
- Originate from Peru, Iowa
- Introduced in 1874
- Originally known as Hawkey
- Heart-shape bright red fruit, mild sweet flavour
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ROYAL GALA
- Originate from New Zealand
- Introduced in 1965
- Named in honour of Queen Elizabeth II
- Cross breed developed Cox's Orange Pippin and Golden Delicious
- Crisp and aromatically sweet apple with pinkish-orange stripes
over yellow background
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FUJI
- Originate from Japan
- Introduced in 1962
- Named after the famous Mt. Fuji.
- Cross breed between Red delicious and Ralls
- Big, super-sweet and crisp apple
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JONAGOLD
- Originate from New York
- Introduced in 1968
- Cross breed between Golden Delicious and Jonathan
- Juicy, orange-tainted apple
- Excellent for eating fresh or cooking and makes great pie
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PINK LADY
- Originate from Australia
- Introduced in 1985
- Cross breed between Golden Delicious and Lady Williams
- Unique, tangy-tart sweet flavour
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GOLDEN DELICIOUS
- Originate from Clay County, West Virginia
- Introduced in 1914
- Original name Mullin's Yellow Seedling, renamed in 1916
- Seeding traced to
Golden Reinette and Grimes golden
- All purpose apple
- can be used for eating fresh, baking and salads
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GRANNY SMITH
- Originate from Australia
- Introduced in 1868
- Descended from French crabapples, discovered by chance by "Granny"
Anne Smith of Ryde
- Green, extremely tart and juicy apple
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CAMEO
- Originate from Dryden, Washington
- Introduced in 1987
- Discovered in Washington's Wenatchee River
Valley
- A sweet apple with zingy crunch
- Resists browning, therefore a good choice for
making salads and fruit trays
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BRAEBURN
- Originate from New Zealand
- Introduced in 1952
- Probable parents are Hamilton and Granny Smith
- Colour ranges from red to orange to yellow, juicy and crisp
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NEWTOWN PIPPIN
- Originate from Long Island in 1759
- Also known as Albemarle Pippin
- Distinctively green with yellow highlights
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