"Grenadine" apple tree
 (Malus domestica)
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 Origin : California
 History : Variety rescued by Ram Fishman in the 1970s from the remains of Albert Etter's experimental orchard in Ettersberg, California. Its name comes from its resemblance to the pomegranate (photo 3).
 Fruit description : A good-sized eating apple, red when ripe, dotted with yellow lenticels (remarkable appearance). Dark red/pink flesh. Acidic when picked, it softens during storage while taking on a wine-red color and becomes an excellent eating apple. Pink flowers.
 Use : Very good eating apple, ideal for amateurs.
 Harvest : From mid-October.
 Conservation :
 Pollination : Cross-pollination.
 Disease resistance : Good general resistance.
 Available rootstocks :
 - M106 : For outdoor apple trees. Adapts to almost all soils and is particularly well-suited to Brittany. Resists root asphyxiation very well and attracts very little woolly aphids. Good rooting, which gives it good resistance to vole attacks.
 Fruiting fairly quickly in 3-4 years.
 Lifespan: 60 years and over.
 - M26 : For trained or low-stem apple trees, ideal for small city gardens. Small apple tree (3m) with very rapid fruiting (2-3 years). Not suitable as a tree for outdoor use due to its weak root system (but much better than M9) unless it is well supported for life.
 Lifespan 40 years and more.