Sweet Sixteen (apple)

Sweet Sixteen is a cultivar of domesticated apple.

Origin
The Sweet Sixteen apple was developed at the University of Minnesota in 1977.

Characteristics
The Sweet Sixteen is crisp and juicy, has an exotic yellow flesh, mixed with red. It is very sweet, with an unusual flavor of sugar cane, or spicy cherry candy. The fruit can store for 5 to 8 weeks. The Sweet Sixteen is quite vigorous. The fruit may have premature drops. Sweet Sixteen usually ripens, mid- to late September.

The Sweet Sixteen is resistant to fire blight and scab. Sweet Sixteen has fragrant, and long-lasting white flowers

Fruit
The fruit is medium size, the apple red striped. Sweet Sixteen has medium storage.

Tolerance of cold climates
The Sweet Sixteen is one of the best apples to endure cold climates.

USDA Hardiness Zone
Sweet Sixteen has USDA Hardiness Zone of Zones 4 to 7, so can withstand cold winters.

General disease resistance
The Sweet Sixteen has good disease resistance.

Soil
The Sweet Sixteen thrives in sandy loam to clay loam soil.

Tolerances
Sweet Sixteen is moderately drought tolerant.

Light Range
Sweet Sixteen prefers full sun.

Preferred soil pH
Sweet Sixteen prefers a pH of 6.0—7.0.

Pollination
The Sweet Sixteen is not self-fertile, and may be pollinated by a variety of other apple cultivars.

Ripeness
The Sweet Sixteen ripens mid- to late September.

External links and references

 * On growing Sweet Sixteen apples