Priscilla

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Origin	Starking Delicious × PRI 610-2, sown Lafayette, Indiana 1962; second selection released 1972, PRI (Universities of Purdue, Rutgers and Illinois Co-operative scab resistant breeding program), USA. Patent by Flemings.
Tree	Moderate vigour, spreading.
Disease status	Scab resistant, good tolerance to fireblight and mildew.
Chilling requirement	Probably high.
Blossom and pollination	Early–mid season. Prima, Cripps Pink, Cripps Red.
Fruit shape	Medium small, flat, long stalk in a wide shallow basin; partly closed eye in shallow wide-ribbed basin; pointed calyx sticking up.
Skin and flesh	Deep crimson, 90–100%, slight stripe with bloom. Creamy flesh; crisp, juicy, sweet; not much flavour.
Harvest and yield	Mid March, about a week before Delicious.
Storage	Medium, 2–3 months (US data)
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