Saint Lawrence
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Montreal, Canada. It was well known in 1835. Fruits have tender, very white flesh with a subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Corse's St. Lawrence, Lavrentii, Montreal, Saint Laurent, Saint-Laurence, Saint-Lawrence, Sanct-Lorenz Apfel, St. Lawrence, York and Lancaster
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat, truncate-conic, convex b
Fruit Height
52-61 mm b
Fruit Width
69-79 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed at eye, slightly on body b
Ground Colour
dull yellowish green b
Over Colour
up to half flushed pinkish red with carmine dots and stripes b
Russet Type
sometimes russet at base and russet dots b
Flesh Colour
very white b
Skin Texture
smooth, dry b
Flesh Texture
tender b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Saint Lawrence
Flowering time
8th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
20th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose a
Height
55.90 mm a
Width
72.47 mm a
Ribbing
weak a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped a
Russet
low a
Greasiness
Weak a
Coarseness
fine a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register