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Optimum pollination time for this variety is mid-May. The tree is vigorous. Blenheim Orange is described by experts as easy to grow but difficult to crop, as it is biennial in habit, cropping heavily every other year. Fruit buds are produced partly at the tips of new growth. The variety is resistant to mildew. Picking is by hand in late September and early October. Little organized storage of this apple takes place because it is not widely grown on a commercial scale; it used to be stored for use as a dessert apple in late autumn.