'Winter Banana' is an apple cultivar with high-quality fruit used for fresh eating.[1][2] The fruit is large, with smooth yellow skin that shows bruises more than red apples do. The flesh is rather coarse textured, moderately soft, sweet and aromatic.[1][2] Sugar 12.5%, acid 7g/litre, vitamin C 12mg/100g.[3] Pectine 0.52-0.73%.[4] Typical size height 78 mm, width 74 mm, stalk 16 mm.[5]
| 'Winter Banana' | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Genus | Malus |
| Species | M. domestica |
| Cultivar | 'Winter Banana' |
| Origin | Cass County, Indiana, 1876, introduced 1890 |
| ---- | When to pick | When ripe enough to eat | Latest cold storage limit |
|---|---|---|---|
| In Northern states | Oct. 3-17 | Nov. 15-25 | March 15 |
| In Southern states | Sept. 18-25 | Oct 20- Dec. 5 | Feb. 15 |
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- ^ a b Beach, S.A.; Booth, N.O.; Taylor, O.M. (1905), "Winter Banana", The apples of New York, vol. 1, Albany: J. B. Lyon, pp. 377–378
- ^ a b "Winter Banana", National Fruit Collection, University of Reading and Brogdale Collections, retrieved 18 October 2015
- ^ Obst und Garten 10/2020
- ^ Pomologia Republicii Populare Romine, 1964
- ^ Beach, The Apples of New York, 1905
- ^ Stark Nurseries, catalog, 1917
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