Raritan

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1949 by G.W. Schneider at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Named in 1966. Fruits are crisp and juicy with a 'fruity' flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Mother to:
Redfree

Accession No.
1971 - 050   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Raritan

Flowering time
9th May 10% flowering
13th May Full (80%) flowering
19th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
mid august ¹

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References:
1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register