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Redlove, the new red-fleshed apple
United Kingdom
Wednesday 21 July 2010
FJ
Redlove, the world's first red-fleshed apple.
First trees of Redlove apples are available on sale. It is planned to sell 30 000 by autumn.
“This is the very first red-fleshed, fine-tasting apple in the world” said Tom Sharples, spokesman for Suttons.
British supermarkets are expected to start selling them within the next few years.
Some specimens are already cultivated in Devon. Those who have taste it report that it has a delicious sweet and tangy taste with a hint of berries.
Redlove is the result of 20 years of painstaking work by Markus Kobert, a Swiss fruit grower.
”The trees were grown in tunnels rather than outdoors so that there would be no random pollination from bees”.
Two varieties of Redlove have been produced. They are the Era, which can be harvested from September and stored up until Christmas, and the Sirena which are harvested from August and stored until October.
Producers say they are interested in this new variety. The mass production will begin in a few months in France, in Italy and in Switzerland.
Source : slash food, mirror, le matin.
