Wolf River
Culinary / Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised by W.A. Springer near Wolf River, Fremont County, Wisconsin, USA. First recorded in 1875. Fruits have white, tinged green, fine-textured, rather dry flesh with a moderately acid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Alexander x Unknown
Size
large b
Type
Culinary / Dessert b
Shape
Flat b
Height
76.00 mm b
Width
108.00 mm b
Ribbing
medium b
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow b
Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high b
Over Colour
Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped b
Russet
low b
Greasiness
Weak b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
medium-coarse b
Flesh Colour
Cream b
Accession name
Wolf River
Flowering time
6th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register