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Jefferies apple identification
Tree is hardy, scab and mildew resistant. Bears regularly and heavily. Introduced / discovered in 1848.
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Identification
Flesh colour - White
Flesh colour - White to Cream, pale yellow
Fruit size - Small
Fruit size - Medium
Fruit size - Variable
Fruit shape - Flat-round
Fruit shape - Short-round-conical
Fruit shape - Round
Fruit shape - Round-conical
Fruit shape - Conical
Shape features - Regular, round
Shape features - Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
Shape features (vertical view) - Lop-sided, unequal sides, irregular
Shape uniformity - Lack Uniformity in size & shape
Shape uniformity - Uniform in size, Variable in shape
Shape uniformity - Uniform, in size and shape
Seeds - size - Small
Seeds - size - Medium
Seeds - size - Large
Core - Abaxile / Irregular
Core - Axile / Symmetrical
Core - Closed
Core - Open
Seeds - point - Acuminate
Seeds - point - Acute
Seeds - point - Obtuse
Seeds - characteristics - Dark
Seeds - characteristics - Few
Seeds - characteristics - Flat
Seeds - characteristics - Many
Seeds - characteristics - Plump
Core - carpels - Hollow cylinder at center
Core - carpels - Tufted
Core - lines - Narrow
Core - lines meeting - Base of calyx tube
Core - lines meeting - Sides of calyx tube
Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Small
Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Medium
Calyx / Sepals - Size - Short
Calyx / Sepals - Width - Wide
Calyx Tube - Shape - Conic
Calyx Tube - Shape - Funnel
Calyx Tube - Length - Medium
Calyx Tube - Size - Medium
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Marginal
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Median
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Green with brown tips
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Closed
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Partially Open
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Convergent
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Connivent
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Flat
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Reflexed
Russet - Present
Russet % coverage - Low
Russet details - Capillary lines, Netting, Veins, Webbing
Russet details - Dots, Patches, Spots
Russet details - In stem cavity
All green or yellow - Other colors present
Skin color (when ripe) - White to Greenish to Green
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) - Orange to Orange Red Brown
Skin blush (color) - Red to Deep Red into Dark Purple
Skin blush (color) - Pink to Pinkish Red Copper
Scarf skin - Not present
Suture lines - Not present
Bloom - Not present
Skin waxy or greasy - No waxiness or greasiness present
Skin feel - Dry
Skin feel - Not smooth, Rough
Skin feel - Smooth
Stripes - Stripes present
Stripes (details) - Mottled, marbled
Stripes (details) - Short splashes
Stripes (details) - Lined stripes
Stripes (details) - Mixed stripes, colors
Stripes (details) - Washed - faded
Stripes (color) - Dark Red
Stripes (color) - Crimson to Purplish
Stripes (color) - Mixed colors
Stripes (color) - Scarlet, Carmine (red orange)
Stripes (color) - Pink
Stripes (color) - Red
Stem (length) - Variable
Stem (length) - Short
Stem (length) - Medium
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) - Russet rays extening out from stem cavity
Stem cavity (russet) - Russeted or can be Russet-free
Stem cavity (russet) - Yellow to Golden Brown Russet
Stem (position) - Slightly Oblique
Stem (position) - Upright
Stem (details) - Knobby, Clubbed
Stem (color) - Brown
Stem (color) - Green
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) - Steep, Acuminate slope
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Acute, Medium Slope
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 - Green
Basin width - Moderate
Basin russet - Usually Russet free
Basin (top view) - Uneven, Oblique, Slanted
Basin (top view) - Symmetrical, Round
Basin (side view slope to eye) - Tight, Acuminate
Basin (side view slope to eye) - Tight to medium slope
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) - Smooth, flat
Basin (protruberances) - Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
Basal lobes - Not present
Dots (description) - Brown
Dots (description) - Green
Dots (description) - Light colored, pale, greyed
Dots (description) - Pink
Dots (description) - Same color as background
Dots (description) - Areolar
Dots (description) - Raised
Dots (description) - Russet
Dots (description) - Submerged / Depressed
Dots (description) - White
Dots (numbers) - Moderate
Dots (numbers) - Numerous
Dots (size) - Large
Dots (size) - Medium
Dots (size) - Small
Dots (skin lenticels) - Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
Dots (skin lenticels) - Inconspicuous, not prominent
Dots (spread) - Enter the stem cavity
Dots (spread) - Random, Irregular spread
Dots (spread) - Equally spread
Dots (spread) - From Basin lessening toward Cavity
Flesh (staining) - Not present
Flesh (texture) - Firm changing to Soft
Flesh (texture) - Tender, Soft, Melting
Flesh (texture) - Crisp, Breaking into chuncks
Flesh (texture) - Firm, Hard
Flesh (grain) - Fine
Flesh (juiciness) - Juicy or Very Juicy
Using
Uses - Eat fresh
Uses - Cooking
Uses - Drying
Flavour quality - Very good
Flavour style - Aromatic
Flavour style - Sweet/Sharp
Flavour style - Sweeter
Harvest period - Mid season
Only sweet flavor - Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected
Growing
Fruit bearing - Spur-bearer
Fruit bearing - Partial tip-bearer
Fruit bearing - Tip-bearer
First planted - Before 1950
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