Carlton
Dessert apple
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Raised in 1912 by Richard Wellington at New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA. Fruits have firm, fine flesh with a subacid flavour.
Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
Parentage:
Autumn Bough x Red Astrachan
Mother to:
Niagara
Father to:
Redhook
Fruit Size
medium b
Fruit Shape
intermediate to tall, truncate-conic, convex, sometimes straight b
Fruit Height
52-61 mm b
Fruit Width
54-61 mm b
Ribbing
ribbed base to apex b
Ground Colour
dull yellowish green b
Over Colour
flushed brownish red, streaked red b
Russet Type
russet dots b
Flesh Colour
greenish white b
Flesh Texture
fine b
Flavour
subacid b
Accession name
Carlton
Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
6th May Full (80%) flowering
14th May 90% petal fall
Picking time
Late August a
Size
large-very large a
Type
Dessert a
Shape
Globose conical a
Height
78.03 mm a
Width
86.10 mm a
Ribbing
weak-medium a
Crown
medium a
Ground Colour
Whitish yellow a
Over Colour (Amount)
medium-high a
Over Colour
Red a
Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/mottled a
Russet
low a
Firmness
soft a
Coarseness
fine a
Juiciness
dry a
Flesh Colour
White a
References:
a. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
b. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register