Macoun

Apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at the New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, USA by Richard Wellington. It was first described in 1918. Introduced in 1923. Fruits have crisp, tender, white flesh with a sweet, scented flavour.

Synonyms:
Mekaun

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Jersey Black

Mother to:
Holiday
Liberty
Burgundy

Accession No.
1929 - 040   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Macoun

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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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