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Haralson
Dessert apple
Malus domestica Borkh.
Originated in Excelsior, Minnesota, USA by the University of Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm. Selected in 1913 and introduced in 1923. Fruits are crisp and juicy.
- Availability
- Material available from the National Fruit Collection.
- Parentage:
- Malinda x Unknown
- Father to:
- Honeygold
Accession No.
1966 - 037
- Accession name
- Haralson
- Flowering time ›››
- 7th May10% flowering
12th MayFull (80%) flowering
18th May90% petal fall - Picking time
- Mid October 1
- Size
- large 1
- Shape
- Oblong conical 1
- Height
- 74.14 mm 1
- Width
- 76.54 mm 1
- Ribbing
- weak-medium 1
- Crown
- medium-strong 1
- Ground Colour
- Green yellow 1
- Over Colour
- Orange 1
- Over Colour Amount
- medium 1
- Over Colour Pattern
- striped/mottled/solid flush 1
- Russet
- low 1
- Crunch
- crisp 1
- Coarseness
- fine 1
- Juiciness
- juicy 1
- Flesh Colour
- Cream 1
- References:
- 1. NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.
- 2. Smith, M. (1971) National Apple Register
Design: Chris Turnbull, September 2019