Macwood

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised in 1936 at the Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Fruits have firm, somewhat coarse flesh, with a sweet, perfumed flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Forest

Size
medium ^b

Type
Dessert ^b

Shape
Truncate conical ^b

Height
63.00 mm ^b

Width
63.00 mm ^b

Ribbing
medium-strong ^b

Ground Colour
Green yellow ^b

Over Colour (Amount)
high-very high ^b

Over Colour
Red ^b

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped ^b

Firmness
firm ^b

Coarseness
medium-coarse ^b

Flesh Colour
Cream ^b

Accession No.
1950 - 146   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Macwood

Flowering time
3rd May 10% flowering
7th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Mid October ^a

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a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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