Baxter
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Arose near Brockville, Canada. It was known in about 1800. Fruits have firm, coarse flesh with a rather insipid flavour.
Synonyms:
Baxter's Red, la Rue, Larue, Red Pound
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
76.00 mm b
Width
100.00 mm b
Ribbing
weak b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
mottled b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Baxter
Flowering time
4th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
18th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register