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Rutgers, Snyder Research and Extension Farm
 Apple Cultivar Evaluation Trial
Top 5 Overall Performers for 1999
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Fuji (Red Sport #2) (Harvested 10-29)
Terminal bearer that is a highly vigorous and woody variety
Blooms in late season with a strong tendency to be a biannual cropper if not properly managed
Fruit is large in size (3"+) with a dull, orange-red appearance that is round in shape
Firm, crisp textured fruit with high soluble solids content (16%) and great storage potential
Produced a very nice finish in 1999 similar to that observed in 1998
Golden Supreme (Harvested 9-15)
True Golden type that can mature up to 3 weeks before traditional strains
Variable ripening that may require 2-3 picks
Fruit is large in size (3"+) with a golden appearance and a slight pink blush on the cheek.
Crisp textured fruit with good desert quality
Highly vigorous cultivar that lacks precocity
Suncrisp (NJ 55)(Harvested 10-24)
Spur type, weak growing, late season Golden type.
Parentage includes: Golden Delicious, Cox's Orange Pipen and Cortland
Fruit is medium to large in size (2.7" - 3.25") with an attractive pink blush developing on the
sun exposed cheek that can develop a Golden type russet
Possesses outstanding eating and storage quality.
Has garnished outstanding reviews in taste tests
Sunrise (Harvested 8-22)
A perennial front runner with unsurpassed fruit quality for its season
Fruit size is large (2.75" - 3") with a solid red overcolor developing over a creamy white flesh
Very firm, crisp and juicy fruit with very high soluble solids content (20%) at harvest
Summer type variety that does not store well
Precocious tree with strong, spreading growth and annual bearing
Lustre Elstar (Harvested 9-20)
Spur type European selection with a weak, spreading growth
Blooms moderately late and produces a consistent annual crop
Fruit is medium to large in size (2.5" - 3") with a solid, orange red blush over a cream white
background and a creamy white flesh
Firm, crisp textured fruit with high soluble solids content (12-13%), and a strong acid flavor
Note: In 1999, over 85 apple cultivars were evaluated at the Snyder Farm
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