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Spartan Desert Apple
| The Spartan apple variety has a lot going for it. For starters the
apples are on the small size, great for kids. The appearance is exactly how you
imagine a juicy apple looks. The base of yellow is almost entirely covered by bright
red. They look delicious. The apple flesh is white and crispy with lots of juice
if eaten straight off the tree. |
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Spartan has good disease resistance especially to the plague of some apple trees, scab. It
also has good resistance to mildew. The apples do not store long under normal conditions, a
week at the most. If by accident you do keep them too long though, they will probably still
be excellent for juicing.Spartan is grown commercially on a wide scale. One reason for
this is that when stored at exactly the correct temperature and with the correct carbon
dioxide levels they store remarkably well compared to normal conditions.
One tip for making Spartan apples look even better than straight from the tree is to wipe
off the "bloom" on the skin. The apple will polish up to the most attractive shiny red
(almost purple) apple you have ever seen.
This variety was purpose bred in Canada for commercial use. Remarkably even though the
apples were bred under controlled conditions, the parentage is not known. Originally the
apple was thought to be cross between McIntosh and Newton. Now however, genetic testing has
proved that Newton was not one of the parents. McIntosh, yes, Newton definitely not!
The Spartan apple tree variety is available online from our recommended suppliers by
clicking here.
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APPLE |
| Taste |
Sweet and juicy |
| Skin Texture |
Medium |
| Flesh |
Crisp and white |
| Apple size |
Smaller than average |
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GROWING |
| Flowers |
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| Vigour |
Medium |
| Crop Yield |
Average |
| Eating time |
October to January |
| Tree Shape |
Upright |
| Pollination Group |
3 |
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