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Nonpareil (apple)
'Nonpareil' is a class of old apple cultivars . It is a type of russet apple. - From England *Braddick's Nonpareil *Early Nonpareil *Lodgemore Nonpareil *Martin Nonpareil *Morris's Nonpareil Russet *Nonpareil(syn. Old Nonpareil) *Petworth Nonpareil *Pitmaston Nonpareil *Scarlet Nonpareil *Swenny Nonparael From Ireland *Ross Nonpareil From AmericaDowning, Fruits and Fruit-Trees of America, 1885 *Fleet's Nonpareil *Foote's Nonpareil *Ohio Nonpareil Origin unknown *French Nonpareil *White Nonpareil See also * Brogdale Brogdale is a hamlet in Kent, England, immediately south of the M2 motorway (Great Britain), M2 motorway, south of Faversham. It is one of several hamlets making up the civil parishes in England, civil parish of Ospringe and is in the Borough o ... References External links Apple cultivars {{apple-fruit-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Malus
''Malus'' ( or ) is a genus of about 30–55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple, crab apples, wild apples, and rainberries. The genus is native to the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere. Description Apple trees are typically talI at maturity, with a dense, twiggy crown. The leaves are long, alternate, simple, with a serrated margin. The flowers are borne in corymbs, and have five petals, which may be white, pink, or red, and are perfect, with usually red stamens that produce copious pollen, and a half-inferior ovary; flowering occurs in the spring after 50–80 growing degree days (varying greatly according to subspecies and cultivar). Many apples require cross-pollination between individuals by insects (typically bees, which freely visit the flowers for both nectar and pollen); these are called self-sterile, so self-pollination is impossible, making pollinating insects essential. A number o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
