Ben Davis apple identification

Plenty of spurs. Wide adaptablility. Consistent cropper.

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Identification

Flesh colour - White
Flesh colour - White to Cream, pale yellow
Flesh colour - White to Greenish to Greenish Yellow
Fruit size - Medium
Fruit size - Large
Fruit size - Variable
Fruit shape - Round
Fruit shape - Round-conical
Fruit shape - Conical
Fruit shape - Long-conical
Fruit shape - Oblong-conical
Fruit shape - Oblong
Shape features - Elliptical, Compressed, Irregular
Shape features - Regular, round
Shape features - Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
Shape features (vertical view) - Lop-sided, unequal sides, irregular
Shape features (vertical view) - Tapering toward calyx end or apex
Shape uniformity - Uniform in shape, Variable in size
Shape uniformity - Uniform, in size and shape
Seeds - size - Large
Core - Axile / Symmetrical
Core - Closed
Core - Open
Seeds - point - Acute
Seeds - characteristics - Dark
Seeds - characteristics - Plump
Core - carpels - Hollow cylinder at center
Core - lines - Moderate
Core - lines meeting - Base of calyx tube
Core - lines meeting - Sides of calyx tube
Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Medium
Calyx / Sepals - Size - Short
Calyx / Sepals - Width - Medium
Calyx Tube - Shape - Conic
Calyx Tube - Shape - Funnel
Calyx Tube - Length - Long
Calyx Tube - Length - Medium
Calyx Tube - Length - Short
Calyx Tube - Size - Large
Calyx Tube - Size - Medium
Calyx Tube - Size - Small
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Marginal
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Median
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Brown
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Closed
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Partially Open
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Convergent
Russet - Present
Russet % coverage - Medium
Russet % coverage - Low
Russet details - Capillary lines, Netting, Veins, Webbing
Russet details - Radiating, stellate, rays, stripes
Russet details - Dots, Patches, Spots
Russet details - In stem cavity
All green or yellow - Other colors present
Skin color (when ripe) - Yellow (+/or) Green with some Red (+/or) Pink
Skin blush - Present
Skin blush (color) - Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
Skin blush (color) - Red to Deep Red into Dark Purple
Scarf skin - Not present
Suture lines - Not present
Bloom - Not present
Skin waxy or greasy - Waxy or greasy (fresh or stored)
Skin feel - Smooth
Stripes - Stripes present
Stripes (details) - Mixed stripes, colors
Stripes (details) - Washed - faded
Stripes (color) - Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
Stripes (color) - Red
Stem (length) - Short
Stem (length) - Medium
Stem (length) - Long
Stem (thickness) - Variable
Stem (thickness) - Slender
Stem (thickness) - Medium
Stem (thickness) - Thick
Stem cavity (russet) - Concentric lines of russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Gray to Brown Russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Little, light russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Ochre or Green Russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Reddish or Cinnamon Brown Russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Russet rays extening out from stem cavity
Stem (position) - Slightly Oblique
Stem (position) - Upright
Stem (details) - Curved
Stem (details) - Variable
Stem (color) - Brown
Stem (color) - Red
Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Flat, Smooth
Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Furrows, Corrugated
Stem Cavity (side view depth) - Medium
Stem Cavity (side view depth) - Deep
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Brown
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Concentric Lines of Russet
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Flat
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Green
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Red
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Russet
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Shiny, Smooth
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Yellow
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Cone-shaped slope to stem
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Steep, Acuminate slope
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Acute, Medium Slope
Stem Cavity (top view orientation) - Oblique - slanted to one side
Stem Cavity (top view orientation) - Symmetrical
Stem Cavity (top view width) - Moderate, Medium width
Stem Cavity (top view width) - Wide, Broad
Basin skin - Yellow
Basin skin - Shiny, Smooth
Basin skin - Russet
Basin skin - Green
Basin skin - Brown
Basin width - Moderate
Basin width - Broad
Basin width - Variable
Basin russet - Gray to Brown Russet
Basin russet - Little, light russet
Basin russet - Ochre or Green Russet
Basin russet - Reddish or Cinnamon Brown Russet
Basin (top view) - Symmetrical, Round
Basin (side view slope to eye) - Acute, Regular, Medium slope
Basin (side view depth) - Shallow
Basin (side view depth) - Medium depth
Basin (side view depth) - Deep
Basin (side view depth) - Variable depth
Basin (protruberances) - Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
Basal lobes - Slightly present
Dots (description) - Brown
Dots (description) - Russet
Dots (description) - Submerged / Depressed
Dots (description) - Tan / Cream
Dots (description) - White
Dots (numbers) - Moderate
Dots (size) - Medium
Dots (size) - Small
Dots (skin lenticels) - Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
Dots (skin lenticels) - Inconspicuous, not prominent
Dots (spread) - Equally spread
Dots (spread) - From Basin lessening toward Cavity
Flesh (staining) - Yellow
Flesh (staining) - Not present
Flesh (texture) - Firm, Hard
Flesh (texture) - Granular, Coarse, Mealy
Flesh (texture) - Moderate
Flesh (texture) - Chewy
Flesh (grain) - Medium
Flesh (grain) - Granular, Coarse, Mealy
Flesh (juiciness) - Juicy or Very Juicy

Using

Uses - Eat fresh
Uses - Cooking
Uses - Drying
Flavour quality - Good
Flavour quality - Average
Flavour style - Aromatic
Flavour style - Sweet/Sharp
Flavour style - Sweeter
Harvest period - Late season
Only sweet flavor - Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected

Growing

Fruit bearing - Spur-bearer
First planted - Before 1950

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