Applevariety

Scilate

The variety sold as Envy.

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Origin · Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand

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Taste & texture

Sweetness
sweet
Firmness
firm
Bite
crisp
Juiciness
juicy

Harvest & storage

Harvest
skin lacks bloom and greasiness at harvest, prone to russet in the stem and calyx cavities and sometimes on cheeks, and 70% red stripes over a yellow ground color

Origin & family

Where Scilate began

Recorded origin

Hawke’s Bay

New Zealand

Institution
DSIR fruit breeding program; continued by successor research institutions
Crossed
1985

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On the label

Produce label codes recorded for Scilate

33153616

Organic labels add a leading 9.

Field notes

Original source notes
Harvestskin lacks bloom and greasiness at harvest, prone to russet in the stem and calyx cavities and sometimes on cheeks, and 70% red stripes over a yellow ground color
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