{"product_id":"sweet-sixteen-apple","title":"Sweet Sixteen Apple","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSweet Sixteen is a vigorous tree that produces a cheerful apple with bright cherry red over a warm yellow back colour. This fruit has a somewhat cult following, adored for its very sweet and unusual sugar cane and spicy cherry candy flavour. Many growers have noted that these flavours intensify in our colder climate. Sweet Sixteen is highly recommended as a fresh eating apple and for juice. The fruit imbues great flavour to cooking and baking; however, the flesh dissolves when heated, making it excellent for sauces but not necessarily pies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eRipens during the start of quintessential apple season, mid-to-late September.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDisease resistance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDespite the teenage moniker, Sweet Sixteen is well-equipped and capable of facing many orchard challenges. It is well known for its winter hardiness, apple scab and fire blight resistance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eParentage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDeveloped by the University of Minnesota in 1977, Sweet Sixteen is a cross between the famous pie apple Northern Spy and the punchy Frostbite.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReferences:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mnhardy.umn.edu\/apples\/varieties\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eUniversity of Minnesota Apple Varieties\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.missouribotanicalgarden.org\/PlantFinder\/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=270676\u0026amp;isprofile=0\u0026amp;pt=7\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eMissouri Botanical Gardens - Malus 'Sweet Sixteen'\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eImages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e1: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/plants.gertens.com\/12070009\/Plant\/1020\/Sweet_Sixteen_Apple\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sweet Sixteen apple\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eGertens\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e2: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/arb.umn.edu\/AppleHouse\/apples\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Sweet Sixteen apple from University of Minnesota\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eUniversity of Minnesota\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Urban Orchardist","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53116715368758,"sku":"9","price":55.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/6343\/4806\/files\/SweetSixteen1.jpg?v=1767417205","url":"https:\/\/www.theurbanorchardist.com\/products\/sweet-sixteen-apple","provider":"The Urban Orchardist","version":"1.0","type":"link"}