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Red Astrachan
Red Astrachan apple identification
Very productive every other year. Introduced / discovered in Early 1800s.
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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
Fruit shape - Flat-round
Fruit shape - Short-round-conical
Fruit shape - Round
Fruit shape - Round-conical
Fruit shape - Conical
Shape features - Elliptical, Compressed, Irregular
Shape features - Anglular (flat-sided)
Shape features - Regular, round
Shape features - Ribbed
Shape features - Prominent uneven ribs
Shape features - Slightly, broadly, obscurely ribbed
Shape features - Ribbed cavity to basin
Shape features (vertical view) - Lop-sided, unequal sides, irregular
Shape features (vertical view) - Ribs more pronounced at apex, toward basin
Shape uniformity - Lack Uniformity in size & shape
Bultitude apple group - 6. Red flushed, smooth, sweet
Seeds - size - Small
Core - Abaxile / Irregular
Core - Axile / Symmetrical
Core - Closed
Core - Open
Seeds - point - Obtuse
Seeds - characteristics - Dark
Seeds - characteristics - Plump
Core - carpels - Tufted
Core - lines - Moderate
Core - lines meeting - Base of calyx tube
Core - lines meeting - Sides of calyx tube
Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Medium
Calyx / Sepals- Opening - Large
Calyx / Sepals - Size - Long
Calyx / Sepals - Size - Medium
Calyx / Sepals - Width - Medium
Calyx / Sepals - Width - Wide
Calyx Tube - Shape - Funnel
Calyx Tube - Length - Long
Calyx Tube - Size - Medium
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Marginal
Calyx Tube - Stamen - Median
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Pubescent
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Green with brown tips
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Open
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Closed
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Partially Open
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Convergent
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Erect
Calyx / Sepals - Description - Reflexed
Russet - Present
Russet % coverage - Absent
Russet details - Capillary lines, Netting, Veins, Webbing
Russet details - Russet cap covers shoulders of stem cavity
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) - White to Greenish to Green
Skin color (when ripe) - Red
Skin color (when ripe) - Red (+/or) Pink to Pale Pink
Skin color (when ripe) - Yellow (+/or) Green with some Red (+/or) Pink
Skin color (when ripe) - Red (+/or) Purple to nearly Black
Skin color (when ripe) - Bluish cast on top of color
Skin blush - Present
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 - Present
Bloom qualities - Thick White when fully ripe
Skin waxy or greasy - No waxiness or greasiness present
Skin feel - Dry
Skin feel - Smooth
Stripes - Stripes present
Stripes - No stripes
Stripes (details) - Mottled, marbled
Stripes (details) - Short splashes
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) - Short
Stem (length) - Medium
Stem (length) - Long
Stem (thickness) - Slender
Stem (thickness) - Medium
Stem cavity (russet) - Concentric lines of russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Gray to Brown Russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Heavy russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Leather-cracked, thick russet looking cracked
Stem cavity (russet) - Little, light russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Ochre or Green Russet
Stem cavity (russet) - Russet cap covers shoulders of cavity
Stem cavity (russet) - Russet rays extening out from stem cavity
Stem (position) - Inclined, Oblique, laying to the side
Stem (position) - Slightly Oblique
Stem (position) - Upright
Stem (details) - Bract node on stem
Stem (details) - Pubescent, Downy
Stem (details) - Curved
Stem (color) - Brown
Stem (color) - Green
Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Flat, Smooth
Stem Cavity (protruberances) - Compressed
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) - Cracking
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Green
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Lipped - fold of skin over stem end
Stem Cavity (skin features) - Russet
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Cone-shaped slope to stem
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Acute, Medium Slope
Stem Cavity (slope to stem) - Obtuse, gradual slope to stem
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) - Narrow
Basin skin - Red
Basin skin - Yellow
Basin skin - Pubescent, Downy
Basin skin - Bloom, Scarf, Waxy, Dusty
Basin width - Narrow
Basin width - Moderate
Basin width - Broad
Basin russet - Little, light russet
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 slope to eye) - Obtuse, gradual slope to eye
Basin (side view slope to eye) - Variable
Basin (side view depth) - Shallow
Basin (side view depth) - Medium depth
Basin (side view depth) - Deep
Basin (side view depth) - Variable depth
Basin (protruberances) - Beaded, Mammiform
Basin (protruberances) - Ridged, Ribbed
Basin (protruberances) - Undulate, Furrowed, Wavy, Puckered
Basal lobes - Present, Crowned, or 5-lobed
Basal lobes - Slightly present
Basal lobes - Not present
Dots (description) - Light colored, pale, greyed
Dots (description) - Pink
Dots (description) - Russet
Dots (description) - Tan / Cream
Dots (description) - White
Dots (numbers) - Numerous
Dots (size) - Small
Dots (skin lenticels) - Conspicuous, prominent, distinct
Dots (skin lenticels) - Lenticels conspicuous
Dots (skin lenticels) - Inconspicuous, not prominent
Dots (spread) - Enter the stem cavity
Dots (spread) - From Basin lessening toward Cavity
Flesh (staining) - Red or Pink
Flesh (staining) - Not present
Flesh (texture) - Firm changing to Soft
Flesh (texture) - Tender, Soft, Melting
Flesh (texture) - Crisp, Breaking into chuncks
Flesh (texture) - Granular, Coarse, Mealy
Flesh (texture) - Moderate
Flesh (grain) - Fine
Flesh (juiciness) - Juicy or Very Juicy
Using
Uses - Eat fresh
Uses - Cooking
Uses - Drying
Flavour quality - Very good
Flavour quality - Good
Flavour style - Aromatic
Flavour style - Sweet/Sharp
Flavour style - Sweeter
Flavour style - Sharp / refreshing
Harvest period - Very early season
Harvest period - Early season
Only sweet flavor - Tart, sub-acid, or bitter flavor detected
Growing
Fruit bearing - Spur-bearer
First planted - Before 1950
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