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1425:Ellis Bitter
1410:Crimson King
1382:Cider apples
1347:Northern Spy
1332:Manks Codlin
1317:Granny Smith
1312:Golden Noble
1229:Wyken Pippin
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884:James Grieve
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1659:Apple juice
1654:Apple cider
1613:Candy apple
1608:Baked apple
1593:Apple sauce
1583:Apple flour
1578:Apple crisp
1390:Brown Snout
1069:Ralls Janet
844:Gravenstein
819:Ginger Gold
391: /
268:23 December
80:New England
1851:Categories
1836:Production
1709:Apple scab
1568:Apple chip
1558:Apple cake
1372:Wolf River
1362:Upton Pyne
1327:King Byerd
1189:Tartu Rose
1184:Taliaferro
1159:Summerfree
1129:Sekai Ichi
1044:Pink Pearl
949:Lady Alice
864:Honeycrisp
754:Enterprise
679:Cripps Red
594:Bellflower
379:71°10′34″W
376:42°31′58″N
362:28 October
307:2014-01-07
215:References
162:Woodpecker
146:(pictured)
1826:Cultivars
1778:Russeting
1714:Applecrab
1679:Ice cider
1664:Applejack
1649:Apfelwein
1588:Apple pie
1475:Redstreak
1322:Grenadier
1282:Campanino
1257:Antonovka
1194:Tentation
1179:SweeTango
1164:Sundowner
1139:Splendour
1039:Paula Red
1034:Papirovka
869:Honeygold
774:EverCrisp
719:Dougherty
709:Discovery
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1753:Pearmain
1669:Calvados
1523:Goldspur
1518:Flamenco
1495:Woodcock
1490:Tom Putt
1470:Poveshon
1465:Michelin
1445:Hangdown
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1420:Dufflin
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924:Jupiter
919:Julieta
914:Jubilee
899:Jonadel
794:Florina
784:Filippa
574:Baldwin
539:Annurca
519:Alkmene
499:Aia Ilu
453:Species
113:History
1816:Apples
1787:Lists
1633:Pectin
1239:Zestar
1174:Suntan
1169:Sunset
1119:Sandow
1049:Pinova
1014:Nicola
984:Macoun
874:Idared
859:Hokuto
779:Fiesta
749:Empire
744:Elstar
639:Clivia
579:Beacon
544:Ariane
433:Apples
105:, and
58:Origin
1747:Malus
1674:Cider
1642:Drink
1485:Styre
1460:Major
1204:Topaz
1124:Sansa
1074:Rambo
1064:Rajka
1054:Prima
1004:Mutsu
994:Melba
929:Kanzi
619:Cameo
614:Brina
514:Åkerö
509:Akane
198:Today
188:cider
76:apple
1763:Pome
1546:Food
1357:Rome
1079:Rave
1019:Opal
969:Lodi
889:Jazz
804:Gala
799:Fuji
759:Envy
534:Anna
364:2015
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