Scotia

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised at Kentville, Nova Scotia, Canada. Selected in 1948 and introduced in 1961. Fruits have soft, melting, white flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
McIntosh x Unknown

Accession No.
1965 - 027   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Scotia

Flowering time
1st May 10% flowering
9th May Full (80%) flowering
15th May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late August 1

Size
medium 1

Type
Dessert 1

Shape
Broad globose conical 1

Ribbing
weak-medium 1

Crown
absent 1

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 1

Over Colour (Amount)
high 1

Over Colour
Red 1

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped/solid flush 1

Russet
low 1

Firmness
soft-medium 1

Flesh Colour
Cream 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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