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Almond Ferragnes
Almond Ferragnes - Not self-fertilizing. The fruit ripens in early September. The tree of this almond variety is medium lush and its flowering begins early. The fruit is a semi-solid shell.
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Apple – Golden Delicious
Apple - Golden Delicious apple - an apple that is very likeable. The skin of the fruit is tender and thin, the meat is firm, crispy and juicy. The taste is mild, not overpowering but extremely sweet. It is an excellent dessert apple, very good for fruit salads, cooking, baking, etc. The fruits ripen from mid to late September. It is green-yellow in color and turns yellow at harvest.
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Apple – Idared
Apple - Idared - American variety originated in 1935 by crossing the Jonathan and Wag(e)ner varieties and was introduced into production in 1942. The highly productive plantation variety is by far the most popular apple in Croatia today. Due to its large and beautiful fruit, good taste and unusually long storage of fruits, it is highly appreciated and no wonder it holds such a high place. Idared smells like perfume. Crispy, pale - yellow meat has a juicy, fine, delicate texture, sweet - sour taste and an unobtrusive aroma. It is an excellent apple for fresh consumption, fruit salads, cooking and baking. The fruits ripen in the first ten days of October. The fruits are a basic yellowish-green color, moderately or completely covered with redness.
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Cherry – Maraska
Cherry - Maraska - is an old Croatian autochthonous variety or subspecies of cherry most widespread in Dalmatia. The fruit is dark red in color, sweet or sour. It belongs to early fruits, which are less eaten in the fresh state and more industrially processed (juices, jams, brandy, wine, stuffing for confectionery products, compote, etc.). Cherries are most suitable for permeable, warm and deep soils (sandy loam and loamy and loamy-clay soils). Cherries tolerate heavier soils so drainage is mandatory on such soils. The lower limit for cherry cultivation is 650 mm of rainfall per year.
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Cherry – New Star
Cherry - New Star - one of the best early cherry varieties. The skin of the fruit is bright, burgundy. The flesh of the fruit is crispy, firm, of a very sweet and aromatic flavor. The fruit ripens in mid-June. It is a self-fertilizing variety (pollinator not required).
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Cherry Lapins
Cherry Lapins - a tree of lush growth, good and abundant. The fruit is large, elongated and heart-shaped. The skin of the fruit is purplish red to dark red. The meat of the fruit is quite firm, juicy, with a sweet-sour taste. The variety is resistant to the bursting of fruits due to rain. The fruits ripen in mid-June. It is a self-fertilizing variety (pollinator not required).
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Kumquat
Kumquat - The tree is evergreen, slow growing, and depending on the species, can grow from 2.5 to 4.5 m high. His rest period is extremely long. Kumquat blooms in June or July. Its tree tolerates temperatures even below zero, all thanks to a long standstill. Its leaves suffer at -8 ° C and its fruits at -5 ° C. Its color is yellowish to orange. The bark of the fruit is shiny, soft and is the most delicious as well as the most aromatic part of the fruit, while the flesh with the seeds is acidic and slightly bitter. The fruits are eaten mostly with the bark, but are also processed into marmalades, syrups, liqueurs. As it tolerates low temperatures, it is grown outdoors in areas with a less harsh climate. It belongs to small and decorative trees, so it can be successfully grown in pots in areas with harsh winters, either in a greenhouse or on the porch. It does not tolerate sudden changes in temperatures. During vegetation, it needs to be replenished every 15 days.
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Lemon – Meyer Improved
Lemon - Meyer Improved - grows to a height of 3 m. This variety of lemons has a more rounder fruit than classic lemons. The bark is extremely fragrant and thin, deep yellow in color. Unlike the lemon from the market (Lisbon or Eureka), the Meyer fruits are sweeter and have a less acidic taste. Unlike ordinary Meyer, the Improved variety does not contract the CTV virus (Citrus Tristeza Virus). This seedling must be brought into a protected area during the winter.
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Plum – Stanley
Plum - Stanley - American mid-late plum. It is good as a table variety, but also for processing into brandy. Due to the poorer branching of the lateral branches at the forming crown, it is necessary to cut the conductor more strongly. It is a self-fertilizing variety. The fruits ripen in late August.
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Punica granatum – Horse tooth
Punica granatum - Horse tooth - deciduous shrub or lower tree, up to 4 m high. The fruit is large, round, and slightly flattened at the poles. It ripens in mid-October. It is suitable for deep, medium-heavy, fertile and permeable soils, rich in humus (pH 5.5-6.5). Tolerant of short absence of water and of salty soil. It likes sunny and semi-shady positions, protected from the wind.
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The mandarin – Chahara
The mandarin - Chahara - belongs to a group of very early varieties and is ripe for harvest in late September and early October. The fruit is large, of good general appearance, flat in shape. The skin of the fruit is yellow-orange in color and of medium thickness. The meat is fine in structure, seedless and very juicy, while the taste is excellent. The disadvantage of this variety is that it can sometimes be swollen, ie, if there is not enough water in the summer, and if receives a lot of water in the early autumn, the skins begin to separate from the fruit. In Zagreb, these fruits are often called "big" or thick mandarins. The variety itself is very popular with buyers and producers, the first being a golden yellow mandarin.
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William pear
William pear - a well valued variety, confirmed by the fact that other pears are judged by the standard of the William pear itself. Thus, in the professional literature everything is explained according to the William pear, for example, for some sort of pear we say that it ripens 14 days after William, etc. In our conditions it ripens from August 10 to August 20, when medium-sized fruits are spotted on the trees. The flesh of the fruit is light yellow in color, very juicy, soluble in the mouth, with a characteristic nutty aroma. In addition, it contains a lot of fine acids and sugar which makes it a very tasty and prized fruit for a wide range of consumers.
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