Arlet, also known as Swiss Gourmet, is an attractive mid-season apple. It is primarily an apple for eating fresh, but can be used for cooking as well. It has a mild flavor, essentially sweet but with some acidity.
Arlet is a cross between Golden Delicious and Idared, and visually seems closer to Idared, particularly its attractive red coloring. Like Golden Delicious it can have some russeting.
For a mid-season apple it keeps very well.
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Arlet is quite easy to grow, and as you might expect given its Golden Delicious parentage, is a reliable cropper. Thin the fruitlets in early June to prevent over-cropping.
Arlet is slightly susceptible to scab and mildew.
Advice on fruit tree pollination.
Developed by the Swiss Federal Research Station, Wadenswill, Switzerland. First released in the 1970s
