Galton

Dessert apple

Malus domestica Borkh.

Raised by W.T.Macoun, Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada. Introduced in 1915. Fruits have soft flesh with a sweet flavour.

Availability
Material available from the National Fruit Collection.

Parentage:
Northern Spy x Unknown

Size
medium-large 2

Type
Dessert 2

Shape
Flat globose 2

Height
61.00 mm 2

Width
72.50 mm 2

Ribbing
medium 2

Ground Colour
Whitish yellow 2

Over Colour
Red 2

Over Colour (Pattern)
striped 2

Firmness
soft 2

Flesh Colour
Cream 2

Accession No.
1930 - 047   fingerprint   check_circle

Accession name
Galton

Flowering time
10th May 10% flowering
15th May Full (80%) flowering
23rd May 90% petal fall

Picking time
Late September 1


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 NFC fruit (undated) Unpublished characterisation by staff at NFC, Brogdale.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