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Discovery

Discovery is a heritage variety of dessert apple, originating in Essex in the 1940s. Attractive flat-round fruit of medium size with a bright red flush over a pale greenish/yellow skin. The creamy white flesh is often stained pink under the skin. Crisp and juicy with a very pleasant, sweet, slightly tangy flavour. Partial tip bearer. Hardy.

Important Information:

Harvest Months:

Feb

Pollination

Information:

Good Keeper:

Climate Hardiness/
Growing Zone:

8a,8b,9a,9b

Pollinators
(if known):

MID

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