McLellan
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in about 1780 in a seedling orchard at Woodstock, Connecticut, USA. Fruits have fairly firm, fine, very tender flesh with a sweet subacid flavour.
Synonyms:
Lilac, M'Clellan's, M'Lellan, M'Lellan's, Mac-Lellan, MacLellan, Martin, Mc Lellan, McClelan, McClellan, Mek-Lellan
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Fruit Size
medium to large b
Fruit Shape
flat to intermediate, rectangular to truncate-conic, convex b
Ground Colour
pale yellow b
Over Colour
flushed and mottled bright light red b
Flesh Colour
tinged yellow b
Flesh Texture
fairly firm and fine, very tender b
Flavour
sweet, subacid b
Tree
upright b
Accession name
McLellan
Flowering time
5th May 10% flowering
10th May Full (80%) flowering
17th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid October a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
71.86 mm a
Width
80.19 mm a
Ribbing
medium a
Crown
strong a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium a
Over Colour
Orange a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Greasiness
Medium a
Firmness
soft a
Crunch
crisp a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
Cream a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register