Clarke

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From
Naples
Description
It has been grown in a limited way in only some portions of Central New York. It is not very good for commercial variety.
Flesh quality
Firm, moderately fine, crisp, tender, juicy, rather sprightly subacid. Good to very good in flesh quality.
Flesh color
white
Skin quality
Thin, smooth, waxy.
Skin color
yellow, red blushed, green, mottled, white, orange blushed, crimson blushed
Sizes
large, medium, above medium
Shape
round, ribbed, oblate, unsymmetrical, conical
Keeping quality
It is too tender and hence too easily bruised.
General quality
Apple of food taste but it does not keep well; at times starting to deteriorate in flavor and quality by January (which is when the season for this apple should end) even though it can keep till spring at times.
Uses
dessert
Eating season starts in
October
Eating season ends in
January
Also known as
Clarke Beauty
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