Britemac
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1934 by Prof. M.A. Blake at New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, U.S.A. Fruits are sweet, crisp and juicy with a flavour similar to McIntosh.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Melba-McIntosh open pollinated x Kildare-Langford Beauty open pollinated
Accession name
Britemac
Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
16th May Full (80%) flowering
24th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Mid September a
Size
large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Broad globose conical a
Height
65.55 mm a
Width
77.07 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
weak a
Ground Colour
Whitish green a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
very low a
Crunch
crisp a
Juiciness
juicy a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.