Fortune
(NY 429) PP#11,000 This variety is currently not available.  Description
A Red Spy x Empire cross introduced in 1995 by the Geneva Fruit Breeding Program. Fruit is very large with a short stem, possessing Northern Spy qualities. Very suitable for roadside markets. A very vigorous tree subject to premature fruit drop when not thinned properly, due to short fruit stem. 3+ inches in diameter.
Royalty Fee
$0.75 Characteristics
Bloom: Mid Season
Maturity Date: October 5
Rating (1-9) 9 being the best.
Size: 9
Keeping Qualities: 7
Flavor: 7
Resistance to Fire Blight: 6
Resistance to Apple Scab: 6 Pollination Information
Fortune (NY 429) blooms in mid-season and will pollinate all other early blooming apple varieties, varieties blooming in the middle of the season, and also varieties blooming late in the season.
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