Malus domestica 'Raritan'

Cultivar

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Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
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Cultivation

Origin: in New Brunswick, N.J., by New Jersey Agr. Expt. Sta. Introd. in 1966. Parentage: (Melba × Sonora) × [Melba × (Williams × Starr)]; cross made in 1949 by G.W. Schneider; selected in 1956; tested as NJ 25; introd. by L.F. Hough and Catherine H. Bailey. Tree: early bearing; may be biennial; natural spur type. Fruit: large; skin yellow ground color with one-half to three-quarters washed and splashed with red; flesh good quality for summer apple; good shelf life; ripens about with Puritan.
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Synonyms

Malus domestica 'Raritan'