Ballarat Seedling
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Found at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia in the garden of Mrs Stewart. Known in the early 1900s. Fruits have coarse, hard flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Ballarat, Stewart's, Stewart's Ballarat Seedling, Stewart's Seedling
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Dunn's Seedling x Unknown
Size
large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Oblong b
Height
67.00 mm b
Width
77.00 mm b
Ground Colour
Green yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high b
Over Colour
Pink b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
firm-very firm b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Ballarat Seedling
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late October a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register