Galton

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by W.T.Macoun, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1915. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown

Size
medium-large ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Flat globose ^b

Height
61.00 mm ^b

Width
72.50 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium ^b

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
soft ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1930 - 047   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Galton

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September ^a

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References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register