Minnehaha
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised at the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm, Excelsior. Introduced in 1920. Fruits have rather soft, coarse flesh with a subacid, slightly sweet flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Mallinda x Unknown
Size
medium-large b
Type
Dessert b
Shape
Flat globose b
Height
62.50 mm b
Width
73.00 mm b
Ribbing
very weak b
Ground Colour
Yellow b
Over Colour
Dark Red b
Over Colour (Pattern)
streaked b
Russet
very low b
Firmness
soft b
Coarseness
coarse b
Flesh Colour
Greenish b
Accession name
Minnehaha
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
16th 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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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